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Conference Coverage
Expert offers caveats to perioperative antirheumatic drug guideline
Experts say the 2022 ACR/AAHKS guideline on perioperative management of antirheumatic medications in total hip and total knee arthroplasty have a...
Latest News
New influx of Humira biosimilars may not drive immediate change
As many as 8-10 adalimumab biosimilars are anticipated to come on the market this year, giving mainstay drug Humira some vigorous competition.
Conference Coverage
Biosimilars perform identically to originator biologics in natural experiment
A real-world analysis of the impact of biosimilar switches over 3 years of follow-up addresses the limitations of formal trials in assessing...
Latest News
First Humira biosimilar launches in U.S.
Amgen’s Amjevita will be offered at 5% and 55% below Humira’s list price, but patients may not benefit from the more significant discount.
Feature
Teamwork guides cardio-rheumatology clinics that care for unique patient population
Cardio-rheumatology programs are “the newest child” in a series of cardiology offshoots focusing on different populations, and such clinics aim to...
Feature
Phil Robinson: Rheumatologist, colleague, huntsman spider rescuer
Philip (“Phil”) Robinson, rheumatologist and associate professor at the University of Queensland and leader of global effort to understand COVID-...
From the Journals
Cardiovascular risk score multipliers suggested for rheumatic diseases
Guidelines could tailor cardiovascular risk scores by using a multiplier of 2.5 for systemic sclerosis, 2.0 for lupus, and 1.5 for any other...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Idacio as eighth adalimumab biosimilar in U.S.
Data for Idacio (adalimumab-aacf) showed safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity similar to Humira.
From the Journals
Vaccination cuts long COVID risk for rheumatic disease patients
Although it’s possible the higher proportion of Omicron cases in vaccinated patients accounted for lower rates of long COVID, differences in...
From the Journals
Skinny-label biosimilars provide substantial savings to Medicare
The estimated savings to Medicare during 2015-2020 that resulted from competition with five of the first-to-market biosimilars with skinny labels...
Guidelines
New ACR vaccination guideline: Take your best shot
Vaccinate patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease against flu and other vaccine-preventable disease whenever possible, experts say.