Medical Specialty >> Rheumatology

It’s Snow Season: Stay Safe on the Slopes

• Workplace Fumes, Dust Could Raise Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Do Steroid Injections Worsen Arthritic Knees?
• Retired Olympians Face Higher Odds for Arthritis
• Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse?

JOURNAL UPDATE

2001 to 2021 Saw Decline in Physician Work Hours

However, trend offset by increase in advanced practice professionals weekly work hours

• Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Peripheral Artery Disease
• Preprint, Peer-Reviewed Pairs of Studies Generally Concordant
• Addition of Immunomodulators Cuts Vascular Inflammation in RA

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

September 2020 Briefing - Rheumatology

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Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

Massive Recall of Tylenol in USA, UAE and Fiji

Johnson and Johnson is extending the voluntary recall of certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. This includes Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin.

Rituximab drastically reduces efficacy of H1N1 vaccine in rheumatoid patients

Influenza vaccine not adversely affected by RA drug methotrexate.

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Arthrocentesis (synovial fluid analysis)

Arthrocentesis, with subsequent synovial fluid analysis, is used to determine the cause of arthritis in all cases presenting with joint effusion or…

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RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development

As I understand, this is a great step of development that we can use to save many people from horrible diseases. and i also hope Dr.Lain and your partners…

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