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COVID-19 vaccination does not increase risk of flare in patients with lupus
An international web-based survey found a very low rate of medically confirmed flare post COVID vaccination in nearly 700 participants.
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Updated consensus statement assesses new migraine treatments
The AHS offers a consensus statement, but not everyone agrees.
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Three new ACR guidelines recommend treatment for six forms of vasculitis
Nearly all of the recommendations made in the three guidelines for giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, and three...
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Many comatose TBI patients recover consciousness during rehab
“Caution is warranted in consideration of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining therapies in patients with severe TBI and disorder of...
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Lower glucocorticoid dose proves effective for new-onset ANCA-associated vasculitis
An open-label, randomized trial found that a reduced dose of glucocorticoids added to standard induction therapy with rituximab was safer and no...
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Risk factors identified for late seizure relapse after epilepsy surgery
Preoperative and postoperative AED use was not deemed significant in the multivariate analysis.
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Female rheumatologists see fewer patients, earn less than males
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
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
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
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
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
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
The INCREASE trial was multicenter, randomized, double blind, and placebo controlled.