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Female rheumatologists see fewer patients, earn less than males
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- Steve Cimino
The “feminization of rheumatology provides an opportunity to assess the needs of working women, the generational shifts in attitudes toward work-...
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Rheumatology clinics find success with smoking cessation referral program
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
Clinics that adopted a protocolized, EHR-based approach to checking for readiness to quit saw a 26-fold increase in quit-line referrals.
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Researchers stress importance of second COVID-19 vaccine dose for infliximab users
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- Steve Cimino
Significantly lower antibody concentrations seen after a first dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine in users of infliximab vs. vedolizumab...
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Abdominal aortic calcification may further raise known fracture risk
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
Men with a prevalent vertebral fracture on lateral spine radiograph had even greater risk for future osteoporotic fractures with increasing...
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Checkpoint inhibitors’ ‘big picture’ safety shown with preexisting autoimmune diseases
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
A Dutch nationwide study in melanoma patients found relative safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors for grade 3 immune-related AEs but does not...
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Tofacitinib for RA misses the mark in safety study
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
Pfizer announced primary outcome results for major adverse cardiovascular events and cancers in postmarketing ORAL Surveillance study.
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Treprostinil offers some benefits for patients with ILD-associated pulmonary hypertension
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
The INCREASE trial was multicenter, randomized, double blind, and placebo controlled.
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome associated with various complications in hospitalized patients
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- Steve Cimino
“This study legitimizes what many who take care of patients with EDS know to be true, and for those who don’t, it brings a lot of attention to...
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Oral steroids plus PPIs increase osteoporotic fracture risk in RA patients
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- Steve Cimino
The risk of fracture in patients taking both drugs rose beyond what was seen in those taking either drug alone in this retrospective, population-...
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Slow taper off antimalarial is best to avoid lupus flare during remission
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
“Except in the setting of toxicity, cessation of antimalarial medication in patients with disease quiescence is feasible using a slow taper,” said...
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ASSET extension supports abatacept as treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
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- Steve Cimino
“Exploratory outcome measures during the [6-month] open-label extension, including the composite ACR CRISS score,...
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Low IgA levels associated with increased infection risk in SLE patients
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- Steve Cimino
“This is the first dedicated study to examine the relationship between acquired low immunoglobulins and infection risk in adult patients with SLE...
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Upadacitinib more effective, less safe than abatacept for RA
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- Steve Cimino
“Rheumatologists will be looking hard at future data to assess whether improved treatment outcomes justify an increased risk of adverse events,”...
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Experts assess infection risks for patients on biologics
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- Steve Cimino
Different DMARDs “all have fairly similar risks when it comes to ‘classical’ or routine bacterial infections. But when you talk about...
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Late-onset neutropenia more common than expected in patients on rituximab
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- Steve Cimino
“Even though most [cases] are incidental and can be self-limiting, some can be severe and associated with sepsis.”