Whole-Body Cyrotherapy Caused Cold Burn Injury
(MedPage Today) -- Trendy treatment never FDA-approved for health benefits (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - December 14, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Make the Diagnosis: Let Down by Her Fingers
(MedPage Today) -- A 62-year-old woman complained to her doctor of joint pain in her fingers. The joints in her fingers were warm, tender, and slightly swollen. The discomfort had started a few months ago and now it took about an hour every morning for the stiffness to decrease. Activity seemed to help the stiffness; if she was inactive for a long period, while reading a book or watching TV, the stiffness would return. She had been taking NSAIDs, which relieved the pain for a period of time. Can you diagnose the patient? (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - December 5, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Trial Data Back Lanadelumab for HAE Prevention
(MedPage Today) -- Small trial shows benefits that led to recent FDA approval in hereditary angioedema (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - November 27, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Pregnancy and APS: Results Look Encouraging (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Intrauterine fetal death was the first sign in most women with antiphospholipid syndrome (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - November 7, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Treat-to-Target Strategy Cuts Mortality in Gout Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Study sets serum urate therapeutic level (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 25, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

ACR: IL-12/23 Blocker Offers Long-Term Benefits in SLE
(MedPage Today) -- Responses were sustained out to 1 year with ustekinumab (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 24, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

RA Guideline Adherence Spotty, Study Finds
(MedPage Today) -- Treat-to-target recommendation not followed for half of patients (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 23, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Recurrent Post-Transplant Lupus Nephritis Declining
(MedPage Today) -- Single-center study credits improvements in immunosuppression (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 23, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

ACR: Success with Stem Cells in Severe Scleroderma
(MedPage Today) -- Patients remained off DMARDs for more than a decade (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 23, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Antibodies Common in Autoimmune Disorders Could Be MI Risk Factor
(MedPage Today) -- Antiphospholipid antibodies out-predicted conventional factors (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 23, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

New JAK1 Agent Beats Humira in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(MedPage Today) -- Thrombotic events balanced between upadacitinib, adalimumab, and placebo (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 22, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

ACR: Moving Forward with Novel Treatments
(MedPage Today) -- Annual meeting will provide ' unparalleled opportunities ' for learning, sharing, and networking (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 19, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Does More Dairy Improve Knee OA Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- Dutch study finds inverse association for some dairy products (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - September 29, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Activity Trackers Called Helpful in Rheumatic Diseases (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Meta-analysis finds daily steps increased, but pain worsened for some patients (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - September 24, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Quiz Time: What Does Daily Aspirin Do for Mortality Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz. (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - September 22, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news