The HCPLive Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.
October 8th 2024
An interim analysis of the PRO-SPIRIT study compared outcomes at 3 months after starting new treatments for psoriatic arthritis.
Collaborating Across the Continuum™: The Role of Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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Cases and Conversations™: Applying Best Practices to Prevent Shingles in Your Practice
October 16, 2024
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Tackling Inequities in IBD: Inclusive Solutions for Elevated Patient Care
October 26, 2024
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6th Annual Advanced Practice Collaborative
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SimulatED™: Personalizing Treatment Choices to Achieve Glycemic and Weight Management Goals
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Cases and Conversations™: Keeping Up with Novel Approaches to Managing ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
November 18, 2024
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Shaping the Management of COPD with Biologic Therapy
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Elevating Care for PAH: Applying Recommended Management Approaches to Maximize Outcomes
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Clinical Consultations™: Managing Depressive Episodes in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Type II
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Exploring the Role of Novel Agents for the Management of IgA Nephropathy
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Medical Crossfire®: Understanding the Advances in Bipolar Disease Treatment—A Comprehensive Look at Treatment Selection Strategies
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'REEL’ Time Patient Counseling: The Diagnostic and Treatment Journey for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type II – From Primary to Specialty Care
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‘REEL’ Time Patient Counseling™: Navigating the Complex Journey of Diagnosing and Managing Fabry Disease
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Managing ANCA-associated Vasculitis
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Clinical ShowCase™: Finding the Best Path Forward for Patients with COPD
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A Tethered Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care – Connecting Insulin Regimens with Digital Technology
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Surv.AI Says™: What Clinicians and Patients Are Saying About Glucose Management in the Technology Age
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Clinical ShowCase™: Forming a Personalized Treatment Plan for a Patient With ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
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Addressing Healthcare Inequities: Tailoring Cancer Screening Plans to Address Inequities in Care
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SimulatED™: Diagnosing and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease in the Modern Era
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Patient, Provider & Caregiver Connection™: Implementing an Effective Management Plan to Improve Outcomes in IgA Nephropathy
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New This Week: Extraarticular RA, CryoVas, Ormond and Schulman disease
March 5th 2013A cohort study shows ethnic differences in the occurrence of extraarticular RA. a pleasant surprise about cryoglobulinemia vasculitis, and revelations about two eponymic disorders in rheumatology, Ormond disease and Schulman disease.
Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment Delays Cartilage Degeneration in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Sports medicine clinicians from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York City, report that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections improve joint pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis, a leading cause of disability that affects more than 47 million people in the United States.
Arthritis Supplement Reumofan (or "WOW") Contains Unlisted Medications
February 21st 2013Here's a notice for your waiting room bulletin board: Manufacturers are recalling Reumofan Plus, an herbal supplement marketed as "100% natural," found to contain active pharmaceutical ingredients not listed on the packaging.
Newly Licensed Test Finds ACPA-Negative Patients With Early RA
February 15th 2013Filling in the gap left by ACPA-negative results in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, a research team has now licensed a new biomarker for detection of a similar, but importantly different, biomarker called anti-CarP. It detects antibodies to carbamylated, rather than citrullinated, proteins.
RA and Carotid Plaques: Five Things to Know
February 8th 2013Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at considerably increased risk of asymptomatic carotid artery disease, but standard scores have proven poor predictors of their actual cardiovascular risk. Special vigilance is warranted for these patients.
Autologous Stem Cell Transplants Reverse Systemic Sclerosis
February 5th 2013Patients treated with autologous hemopoietic stem cells for systemic sclerosis had a 78% five-year survival rate, relapse-free among the large majority, in a retrospective mutlicenter trial: Also, bad news about vigilance for future drug contamination threats.
Groundhog, Step Aside. February 2 Is Now Rheumatoid Awareness Day
February 2nd 2013The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) has designated Groundhog's Day, February 2, as the annual Rheumatoid Awareness Day, intending to increase public understanding that rheumatoid arthritis isnot "just arthritis," but a progressive disease in need of early recognition and treatment.
Challenged: Six Misconceptions About Gout and Arthritis
January 31st 2013Does this evidence from recent research overturn some generally accepted principles about gout, rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, and osteoarthritis? Most of these studies were undertaken in order to test ideas that were described as common wisdom in rheumatology.
Biomechanical Strain and Gout Crystal Deposition Appear Related
January 26th 2013Dual-energy CT scans of ligaments and bones in patients with tophaceous gout showed patterns of monosodium urate crystal deposition suggestive of a role for biomechanical strain. The Achilles tendon was the most commonly involved site.
HLA Research in Rheumatoid Arthritis Wins Swedish Crafoord Prize
January 26th 2013For studies elucidating the link between genes and environment in RA, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2013 to Peter Gregersen MD of the Feinstein Institute, Lars Klareskog MD of the Karolinska Institute, and Robert Winchester MD of Columbia University.
fMRI Documents Effects of Brain Stimulation Device on Fibromyalgia
January 18th 2013A small sham-controlled trial has shown significant differences in pain processing among fibromyalgia patients who used an FDA-approved device for at-home cranial electrical stimulation. It is evidently the first study to use fMRI to test the concept.
Preventing Rheumatoid Arthritis? The Links to Mucosa
January 14th 2013Research published within the past year has increased and refined support for the concept that this autoimmunity may arise initially in mucosal surfaces, predominantly the lung, the oral cavity, and the digestive system, prompted by the presence of microbes.
Why JAK Inhibitors Work and Anti-inflammatory Drugs Often Don't
January 14th 2013Reviews describe the JAK/STAT pathway that has proven successful against rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory conditions, and the many other pathways that govern inflammation, often to the detriment of anti-inflammatory strategies.