Hand joints without osteoarthritis maintain their joint space when other joints have or develop osteoarthritis. Articular cartilage loss is a key feature of osteoarthritis, and many people assume osteoarthritis is a systemic disease of articular...
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Reevaluating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lupus Disease Outcomes: A New Perspective on Health Disparities in SLE
Reevaluating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lupus Disease Outcomes: A New Perspective on Health Disparities in SLE
The following is a summary of “Reframing health disparities in SLE: A critical reassessment of racial and ethnic differences in lupus disease outcomes,” published in the December 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Parodis et al. Health disparities within systemic lupus...
White House Looks to Curb Big Pharma’s Sky-High Drug Prices
White House Looks to Curb Big Pharma’s Sky-High Drug Prices
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a push for lower drug prices, the Biden administration is warning pharmaceutical companies that it might use its authority to cancel patent protections if a medication is too expensive. Federal law allows the government...
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Correlation of FMD in Systemic Sclerosis: Relationships with Clinical Manifestations, Capillaroscopic Profiles, and Circulating Endothelial Markers
Correlation of FMD in Systemic Sclerosis: Relationships with Clinical Manifestations, Capillaroscopic Profiles, and Circulating Endothelial Markers
The following is a summary of “Flow Mediated Dilation in Systemic Sclerosis: Association with clinical findings, capillaroscopic patterns, and endothelial circulating markers,” published in the December 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Corrado et al. This study...
Assessment of Bone Densitometry Practices: Insights from an Integrated Healthcare System’s National Survey
Assessment of Bone Densitometry Practices: Insights from an Integrated Healthcare System’s National Survey
The following is a summary of “National Survey of the Bone Densitometry Evaluation Process within an Integrated Healthcare System,” published in the December 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Steffen et al. This study was designed to comprehensively evaluate the status...
Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care
Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Minorities often feel a deep sense of dread before doctor appointments, and some even try to dress especially well for their visit to try and ward off the possibility they will face insults or unfair care. According to a...
Reevaluating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lupus Disease Outcomes: A New Perspective on Health Disparities in SLE
Reevaluating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lupus Disease Outcomes: A New Perspective on Health Disparities in SLE
The following is a summary of “Reframing health disparities in SLE: A critical reassessment of racial and ethnic differences in lupus disease outcomes,” published in the December 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Parodis et al. Health disparities within systemic lupus...
White House Looks to Curb Big Pharma’s Sky-High Drug Prices
White House Looks to Curb Big Pharma’s Sky-High Drug Prices
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a push for lower drug prices, the Biden administration is warning pharmaceutical companies that it might use its authority to cancel patent protections if a medication is too expensive. Federal law allows the government...
Correlation of FMD in Systemic Sclerosis: Relationships with Clinical Manifestations, Capillaroscopic Profiles, and Circulating Endothelial Markers
Correlation of FMD in Systemic Sclerosis: Relationships with Clinical Manifestations, Capillaroscopic Profiles, and Circulating Endothelial Markers
The following is a summary of “Flow Mediated Dilation in Systemic Sclerosis: Association with clinical findings, capillaroscopic patterns, and endothelial circulating markers,” published in the December 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Corrado et al. This study...
Assessment of Bone Densitometry Practices: Insights from an Integrated Healthcare System’s National Survey
Assessment of Bone Densitometry Practices: Insights from an Integrated Healthcare System’s National Survey
The following is a summary of “National Survey of the Bone Densitometry Evaluation Process within an Integrated Healthcare System,” published in the December 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Steffen et al. This study was designed to comprehensively evaluate the status...
Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care
Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Minorities often feel a deep sense of dread before doctor appointments, and some even try to dress especially well for their visit to try and ward off the possibility they will face insults or unfair care. According to a...
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How to Prevent Physician Burnout as Simply as Possible
How to Prevent Physician Burnout as Simply as Possible
Praying for a one-step solution for physician burnout is human nature but also a trap.
Medical Fiction: Harvey & His Process
Medical Fiction: Harvey & His Process
A perfectionist manager's obsession with control drives his team to their limits, until a tragic accident liberates them from his grip and brings them together.
Making Sure You Find the Right Coverage
Making Sure You Find the Right Coverage
All doctors need some coverage help, but to avoid legal issues, it’s important to be clear and know the practices of the groups you partner with.
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Prevalence & Clinical Associations of Enthesitis in SLE Examined
This course discusses how the prevalence of enthesitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and that clinicians who treat patients with SLE should take notice of all tender and/or swollen joints to assess the presence of enthesitis.
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