Pulmonary Hypertension Earlier and More Severe in Men with Scleroderma
Pulmonary hypertension is an uncommon complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and historically thought to slowly evolve in those with limited scleroderma over many years.
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Only Two-Thirds of US Adults Get Adequate Sleep
Optimal sleep duration for adults is suppose to be 7 or more hours of sleep each night. Shorter sleep duration (7 hours per night) is associated with greater likelihoods of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, frequent mental distress, and death.
RA Flares Common After Anti-TNF Withdrawal
The risk of a flare increased by more than three-fold over 1 year when patients with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in remission, or with stable low disease activity, stopped their anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment, Dutch researchers reported.
CBC Hidden Pearls
CBC…it’s easy as 123! The complete blood count (aka, CBC) is the most routine, but indispensable, of all medical assessments.
ASAS: MRI Definition of Active Sacroiliitis
Increased use of MRI for diagnosis of spondyloarthritis (SpA) in the last two decades has led to earlier diagnoses and gradual incorporation of MRI into the SpA assessment toolset.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Increases Cardiovascular Event Risk
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting exocrine glands with painful abscesses in intertriginous areas.
Ultrasound Training Escalates in the United States
A recent report cites the frequency of musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound (US) education in US residency and fellowship training programs.
RWCS 2016 – Periodic Fever and Macrophage Activation Syndrome + Pregnancy in IBD
Pregnancy and Immune Modulating Therapies
Lupus Flares After Renal Transplant
Whether lupus activity is ameliorated by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or transplantation has been debated.
Patient's Out-of-Pocket Costs for New Drugs Sky-Rocketing
The good news: in 2015 the FDA approved a record number of new drugs (n=45).
The bad news: most new drugs entering the market today have an exorbitantly high price tag.
RWCS 2016 - Updates in AS, PsA and Lupus
Update on Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spondyloarthritis
Smoking and Age Linked to Development of Inflammatory Arthritis
A prospective cohort of RA first-degree relatives were prospectively studied for genetic and environmental factors (smoking, body mass index, education, and parity) and RA-related autoantibodies that may influence future development of inflammatory joint symptoms over a 2 year 
