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BSR 2022

Reduced-Frequency Methotrexate Monitoring Causes No Harm

Medscape Medical News May 12, 2022 2

Laboratory blood test results were similar despite moving from once every month to about once every 3 months or about once every 5 months during the pandemic.
Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Medscape Business of Medicine May 4, 2022 161
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How a Separation Agreement Could Save Your Career

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 6
Does He Have Back Pain or Rheumatism?

Medscape Medical News May 18, 2022
BSR 2022

Risk Factors for COVID Death Studied in U.K. Arthritis Patients

Medscape Medical News May 17, 2022
Writing Out Common Medical Terms Boosts Patient Knowledge: Study

Medscape Medical News May 16, 2022 4

Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022 15
CARRA 2022

Pfizer COVID Vax Performs Well in Youth With Rheumatic Diseases

Medscape Medical News May 17, 2022 1
AACE 2022

Abaloparatide Works in 'Ignored Population': Men With Osteoporosis

Medscape Medical News May 16, 2022 2
CARRA

CARRA 2022: Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Annual Scientific Meeting

May 02 - 03, 2022 Virtual

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Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Commentary May 4, 2022 161

Bioethicist Art Caplan shares his list of mistakes made and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022

Slideshow May 20, 2022

Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain

Expert Interview May 20, 2022 126
BSR

British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) 2022 Annual Meeting

April 25 - 27, 2022 Virtual and Glasgow, UK

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Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

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Preventing Pain: Managing and Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Beat Goes On...

Preventing Pain: Managing and Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Beat Goes On...

A drummer discusses how rheumatoid arthritis threatened to end his music career until a new therapy lessened helped ease the effects of the autoimmune disease.

Reducing Fracture in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Increasing Adherence

Reducing Fracture in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Increasing Adherence

The experts discuss personalized treatment strategies and the need for physician persistence in keeping patients compliant with a medication plan.

Preventing Pain: Managing and Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: Staying the Course

Preventing Pain: Managing and Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: Staying the Course

Rheumatologists discuss the importance of patients adhering to therapy to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Reducing Fracture in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Managing Progression

Reducing Fracture in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Managing Progression

Endocrinologists report on the benefit of regular monitoring of patients for both fracture risk and fall prevention, as well as when to initiate therapy.

Plaque Psoriasis: Looking for the 'Off' Switch: Shared Circuitry

Plaque Psoriasis: Looking for the 'Off' Switch: Shared Circuitry

Dermatologists weigh in on the psychological burden of living with plaque psoriasis and how to address quality-of-life concerns while treating the skin condition.

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Skill Checkup: A Woman With Several Erythematous Plaques

Skill Checkup April 20, 2022

A 32-year-old woman presents with several thick, scaly, well-defined, erythematous plaques characteristic of psoriasis. How would you manage this patient?
Rapid Review Quiz: Long COVID

Interactive Quiz March 22, 2022 6
Rapid Rx Quiz: Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)

Interactive Quiz February 22, 2022 2
A Soldier With a Burning, Spreading Rash and Sore Throat

Case Challenge February 14, 2022 26

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Conferences View All

CARRA 2022

May 02-3, 2022 Virtual
BSR 2022

April 25-27, 2022 Virtual and Glasgow, UK
OARSI 2022

April 07-10, 2022 Berlin, Germany, and Virtual

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The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1

An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13
APA 2022

Can a Novel Med School Curriculum Curb the US Opioid Epidemic?

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 31
Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 7

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