General
Rheum Round-up: Interview With Richard Furie, MD; Orthopedics’ Diversity Problem, and Much More
| Categories: general
Interview: Richard Furie, MD, Talks About Anifrolumab Treatment in Patients with SLE During the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2020, several presentations discussed data […]
Cardiology
Cost Evaluations of PAD Treatments May Be Hindered by Poor Data Reporting
| Categories: cardiology, newsletter
A systematic review of clinical data used in economic evaluations for treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) found overall high-quality data; however, the authors reported […]
COVID 19
For U.S. Teens, Most Adverse Events to COVID-19 Vaccine Nonserious
| Categories: covid-19, newsletter
(HealthDay News) — For U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years receiving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination, most adverse events are nonserious, according to research published in […]
Dermatology
Remetinostat Gel Promising for Basal Cell Carcinoma
| Categories: dermatology, newsletter
The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor remetinostat may be effective for reducing the disease burden of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), according to a study published online […]
Hematology & Oncology
Ruxolitinib Best for Glucocorticoid-Refractory, -Dependent GVHD
| Categories: hematology-oncology, newsletter
Compared with control therapy, the Janus kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib leads to greater overall response, failure-free survival, and symptom response for glucocorticoid-refractory or -dependent chronic graft-versus-host […]
Nephrology
NKF and ASN Call for Patient Access to New Therapies
| Categories: nephrology, newsletter
In a joint press release, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) released a statement on patient access to new […]
Neurology
Investigating the Prevalence and Association of PBA Symptoms in MS
| Categories: neurology
A study suggests that it is rare for pseudobulbar affect (PBA) to occur in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but similar symptoms to PBA may overlap […]
Pulmonology
Melanoma, Lung Cancer Death Has Declined in the U.S.
| Categories: pulmonology
A new report found an overall decrease in mortality due to cancer across men and women and all racial/ethnic groups between 2001 and 2018. The […]
Rheumatology
Fluorescence Optical Imaging is Able to Effectively Discriminate Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With and Without Need of Rituximab Retherapy
| Categories: newsletter, rheumatology
A study shows that fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) can successfully discriminate between rheumatoid arthritis patients both with and without the need of rituximab (RTX) retherapy. […]
