Advancing Equity and Access to Care with the Association of Women in Rheumatology
At the recent Association of Women in Rheumatology annual conference, AWIR and ACR leaders discussed advocacy’s important role in supporting […]
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Lowest Price, Highest Risk? New Drug Policy’s Potential Effect on Rheumatology
On July 31, President Trump sent formal letters to the CEOs of 17 major pharmaceutical companies, laying out several requirements
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Rheumatology Could Face New Challenges Under Drug Tariff Reforms
A 15% tariff on all European Union exports, including pharmaceuticals, went into effect on Aug. 7. The tariff could impact
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HCPLive Five – Dermatology Updates at DERM 2025 NP/PA Conference
Counting down the most impactful news at major medical meetings, it’s the HCPLive Five! This episode focuses on 5 key
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Improving Access and Addressing Gaps in Guidelines and Emerging Therapies
Panelists discuss how access challenges include insurance barriers and prior authorizations for medications, while identifying key gaps in eosinophilic esophagitis
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Cell therapy represents ‘fascinating new chapter’ in rheumatology
The use of cell therapy in rheumatology is likely to expand considerably in the coming years, according to a presenter
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DOJ Tightens Oversight of DEI Programs: Implications for Rheumatology
A July 30 memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi clarifies how federal anti-discrimination laws apply to programs that might involve
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Countdown to ACR Convergence 2025: Early Registration Ends Aug. 21
Learn about the registration options and add-on opportunities associated with ACR Convergence 2025, to be held Oct. 24–29 in Chicago,
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Parathyroid hormone receptor agonists in the management of osteoporosis
Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 11 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41584-025-01287-w This Review summarizes clinical effectiveness, health economics and safety data on
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HCPLive 5 Stories in Under 5: Week of 08/03
An audio recap of the top 5 stories in healthcare news from the week of 08/03-08/09.
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High-Volume Intravitreal Injections Show No Increased Glaucoma Risk, with Deepak Sambhara, MD
Avacincaptad pegol, pegcetacoplan, and aflibercept 8mg do not increase risk of ocular hypertension and glaucoma, despite having higher volumes.
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8 Dermatology Headlines You May Have Missed in July 2025
This summary of dermatology news coverage from the month of August 2025 highlights some of the most notable stories in
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The What, Why & How of MIPS Exception Applications
Practices that have experienced extreme circumstances—including wildfires or flooding—can apply for exceptions for Quality Payment Program reporting. Applications for 2025
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The ACR Advocates for Reinstatement of Members of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
With 20 partner organizations, the ACR submitted a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging the reinstatement of
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August Updates from the ACR Insurance Subcommittee
The Insurance Subcommittee of the Committee on Rheumatologic Care is working on behalf of ACR members to address critical coverage
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Impact of Interleukin‐1 Blockade on the Development of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Still Disease: Incidence and Diagnostic Validity of the EULAR/ACR/PRINTO 2016 MAS Classification Criteria
Objective To evaluate the applicability of the 2016 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Paediatric Rheumatology
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Clinical Impact of Multiparametric Contrast‐Enhanced Dual‐Energy Computed Tomography in Arthritis Imaging: A Prospective Single‐Center Study
Objective We aimed to evaluate the influence of contrast-enhanced dual-energy computed tomography (CE-DECT) in detecting and differentiating rheumatic joint diseases
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Managing skin manifestations of Sjögren’s disease
Adults with Sjögren’s disease complicated by a subtype of cutaneous vasculitis are more likely to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and infection,
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‘Hard to answer’: Steroids or hyaluronic acid for osteoarthritis
Patients who received a corticosteroid injection for knee osteoarthritis demonstrated more disease progression than those who received hyaluronic acid, according
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Serum cytokine profiling differentiates underlying diseases in cytokine storm syndrome
Objective Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS), commonly associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), is a fatal hyperinflammatory syndrome. Differentiating the underlying diseases
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Epidermal Interferon kappa drives cutaneous lupus‐like lesions, photosensitivity and systemic autoimmunity in vivo
Objective Keratinocyte-derived interferon kappa (IFN-κ) is chronically overexpressed in human non-lesional systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) skin. Recent evidence suggests that
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2024 ACR lupus nephritis guideline: comment on the article by Sammaritano et al
Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
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US abandons mRNA vaccine development despite triumphs
The decision to cancel almost $500 million dollars in U.S. funding for the development of messenger RNA vaccines is dangerous,
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Student loan policy may make medical school less accessible
Provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act capping student loans will make it more difficult for medical students —
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Case Report: Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Secondary to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
This report presents a rare case of bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis, underscoring the importance of