FDA requires boxed warnings for short-acting opioids
The Food and Drug Administration will require boxed warnings on the risks of abuse, misuse, addiction, overdose, and death for all immediate-release opioids.
The decision is part of the latest wave... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 22, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
FDA proposes ban on powdered gloves
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on most powdered gloves used during surgery and for patient examination, and on absorbable powder used for lubricating surgeons’... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Feds launch phase 2 of HIPAA audits
The federal government has launched the second phase of its HIPAA Audit Program and will soon be identifying health providers it plans to target.
For the 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program, auditors... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
CMS announces application schedule for Next Gen ACOs
Organizations looking to become a next generation accountable care organization (ACO) must have their letter of intent to apply submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by May... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Antisclerostin osteoporosis drugs might worsen or unmask rheumatoid arthritis
Antisclerostin monoclonal antibodies have shown their ability to increase bone density in phase II and III trials of men and women with osteoporosis but could potentially have the opposite effect in... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Getting a leg up on bone comorbidities in lupus
MAUI, HAWAII – Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) really need to be placed on bone protection therapy as soon as they start on corticosteroids because their risks of steroid-related... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 19, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Match day 2016: Residency spots rise, but growth still needed
Medical school seniors scored a record number of available first-year slots in this year’s Main Residency Match, with both internal medicine and family medicine programs offering more spots to... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 18, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
ACR’s 2016-2020 research agenda built through consensus
Therapeutic goals set the tone for the American College of Rheumatology National Research Agenda 2016-2020 by calling for the discovery and development of new therapies for rheumatic disease; finding... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 18, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Risk factors identified for thrombosis in pediatric SLE
Pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus may have greater odds for developing thrombosis if they have a history of vasculitis, antiphospholipid antibody positivity (aPL), and/or avascular... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 18, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Acetaminophen ineffective against osteoarthritis pain
The widely used painkiller acetaminophen has little effect on osteoarthritic pain even at high doses, according to results from a new meta-analysis, while several other agents, including diclofenac,... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Analysis provides key questions – and answers – regarding future of JAK inhibitors for RA
MAUI, HAWAII – Now is a good time to assess the future of the Janus kinase inhibitor class of oral small-molecule medications for rheumatoid arthritis based on new evidence that addresses many of the... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Those annoying EHR pop-up windows
In 1986, the United States and Canada mandated the adoption of a center brake light on all new cars. Studies had shown that this was better at getting attention than the two side lights alone, and... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
ABMS approves new addiction medicine subspecialty
Many more physicians seeking to subspecialize in addiction medicine will now have the official blessing of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
ABMS announced March 14 its approval of an... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
The year in osteoarthritis
MAUI, HAWAII – One of the major happenings in the field of osteoarthritis in the past year was a disturbing report of dramatically increased risk of acute MI for at least 6 months after total knee... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
How physicians can reverse the opioid crisis
In about 2002, Dr. Gary Franklin realized the state of Washington might have a problem.
A big problem.
A state resident who’d suffered a back sprain and filed a workers’ compensation claim... (Source: Rheumatology News)
Source: Rheumatology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
