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A Glimpse Into the Future of Rheumatology

David Pisetsky MD, new President-elect of the US Bone and Joint Initiative, is likely to be influential  in defining the path of rheumatology in coming years. Listen here as he speaks about the role of rheumatologists in a patient-centered, multidisciplinary medical future.

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Lancet Case Report: Grooves Around the Veins

Norman Bauman
July 22, 2014 | Musculoskeletal Citations, Rheumatic Diseases
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A 71-year-old woman with one month of joint pain showed a classic sign of eosinophilic fasciitis.

How's Your Sjögren's Patient? Dry Mouth Tells (Nearly) All

Lois Wingerson
News | July 22, 2014 | Sjögren's Syndrome, Musculoskeletal Citations, Rheumatic Diseases
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A comparative study finds the severity of xerostomia (oral dryness) in Sjögren syndrome a good indicator of other serious problems, including fatigue, anxiety, and cardiovascular symptoms.

New RA Treatment Strategy: Online Tools for Health Literacy

Rita Baron-Faust
July 21, 2014 | Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis
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About half of rheumatoid arthritis patients don't understand enough information to make intelligent treatment choices. Here's how to help.

Interferon Mutation Causes Fatal Infant Vasculopathy

Norman Bauman
July 21, 2014 | Vasculitis, Lupus, Musculoskeletal Citations, Rheumatic Diseases
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A rare vasculitis that is fatal in adolescence turns out to be caused by a mutation in interferon that affects the JAK pathway. This has implications for other auto-inflammatory diseases including lupus.

Hydroxychloroquine Ineffective for Sjögren: Full Trial Data Published

Norman Bauman
News | July 21, 2014 | Sjögren's Syndrome, Musculoskeletal Citations, Rheumatic Diseases
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In a 120-patient randomized trial, hydroxychloroquine was no better than placebo at relieving the dryness, pain, and fatigue of Sjögren syndrome.

Vasculitis Recurrence? Or An Infection?

Norman Bauman
July 17, 2014 | Vasculitis, Musculoskeletal Citations
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Case study in NEJM describes patient successfully treated for GPA who returns with puzzling neurological symptoms.

TNF-α Drugs Don’t Appear to Affect Vaccine Responses in RA

Rita Baron-Faust
News | July 16, 2014 | Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis
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A new meta-analysis shows RA treatments have varied effects on patients’ response to flu and pneumonia vaccines.

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