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Optimal ANA Cutoff Titer as Entry Criterion for SLE Classification
The new approach in development proposes the use of positive indirect immunofluorescence ANA (IIF-ANA) as an entry criterion for SLE classification.
Higher Premiums — Why the Affordable Care Act Isn't to Blame
Republicans have capitalized on the misunderstood concept that the ACA is responsible for rising health premiums.
Lymphoma in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Expert Insights
In this expert interview, Sasha Bernatsky, MD, PhD, and Michelle Petri, MD, MPH, discuss the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in SLE.
Challenges, Impacts of Medical Liability Reform
A bill aimed specifically at limiting medical liability was passed by Congress on March 1, 2017.
ICER Concludes Targeted Immunomodulators Are Overpriced: Advocacy Organizations Express Concern
ICER found TIMs to be efficacious overall but did not find them to be cost-effective.
Bi-Directional Links Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontal Disease
Periodontal disease may be the main precipitating factor in the development of rheumatoid arthritis by fostering the environment for multiple destructive mechanisms that attack synovial joints.
Clinician Round Table: The Role of Diet in Gout Management
A panel of clinician experts discusses the pivotal role of diet in the management of chronic gout.
Antibiotic Resistance Problem Brought Before Congress
Congress takes up the issue of antibiotic resistance with H.R. 1840: Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI).
Medicaid: Improvement Under the Affordable Care Act
Thirty-one states and Washington DC have signed legislation to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Measuring Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis
There are many tools to evaluate disease activity in psoriatic arthritis, but there is no consensus on which one to use.
Rheumatology Advisor Articles
- Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment: Chondroitin As Effective as Celecoxib
- Methotrexate, Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapies Provide Cardioprotective Effect in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Mental Disorder Effects Due to Drug Treatments in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Serum Amyloid A Levels May Act as Biomarker for Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis
- Optimal ANA Cutoff Titer as Entry Criterion for SLE Classification
- Knee Osteoarthritis: Intra-Articular Triamcinolone vs Saline Injection
- Pedometer-Based Intervention Reduces Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Muscle MRI as Complementary Diagnostic Tool for Juvenile Dermatomyositis
- Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Certain Criteria May Be More Accurate Than Others in RA Assessment
- Optimal ANA Cutoff Titer as Entry Criterion for SLE Classification
- Risk Factors for Depression in Patients With Childhood-Onset Lupus
- Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in SLE Associated With Serious Disease Flare
- Certain Criteria May Be More Accurate Than Others in RA Assessment
- Hydrotherapy Plus Conventional Drugs Beneficial in Rheumatoid Arthritis