Bryant Furlow

Contributing Writer https://www.rheumatologyadvisor.com

Bryant Furlow is a contract medical journalist for the Haymarket Medical Network. He holds a BS in biology (summa cum laude) from the University of New Mexico. He covers radiation oncology, immunotherapy, tumor biology, clinical research and health care policy. Prior to joining Haymarket in 2010, Bryant was a newspaper reporter in New Mexico, where he won awards for public health and investigative journalism. He also reports for The Lancet Oncology news desk.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Unfavorable RA Remission Patterns in Cigarette Smokers

Bryant Furlow

November 29, 2016

Rheumatoid arthritis remission rates were lower in smokers compared with non-smokers.

Gout

Should Febuxostat Be Used in Patients With Prior Skin Reaction to Allopurinol?

Bryant Furlow

November 22, 2016

A study found that 1 in 5 patients with history of prior skin reaction to allopurinol also developed similar reaction after febuxostat treatment.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Increasing Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Immunogenicity in RA

Bryant Furlow

November 18, 2016

Temporary discontinuation of methotrexate appears to improve the immunogenicity of seasonal influenza vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Spondyloarthritis

Clinician Roundtable: Effective Management of Noninfectious Uveitis

Bryant Furlow

October 26, 2016

Autoimmune uveitis is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. Part of the challenge of effective management of noninfectious uveitis is that it is not really a single disease, but a constellation of several diseases.

Spondyloarthritis

Looking Beyond Corticosteroids to Treat Noninfectious Uveitis

Bryant Furlow

August 22, 2016

The recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of adalimumab (Humira®, AbbVie) for the treatment of noninfectious intermediate, posterior, and pan-uveitis is the first step beyond traditional corticosteroid therapy and toward use of targeted biologics for this rare ocular emergency.

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Unfavorable RA Remission Patterns in Cigarette Smokers

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