Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Did regulators jump the gun on febuxostat?

17th January 2020
Safety warnings on the increased heart risk posed by gout drug febuxostat are being queried by rheumatologists who have…
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CPD Category 2

Maximising musculoskeletal health over time

1st January 2020
Build your knowledge and understanding of the musculoskeletal health needs of your patients through different life stages. …
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Australian Doctor Medical Must-See

What do astronomy and opera have in common with this case?

12th December 2019
A 69-year-old woman presented to a rheumatology clinic in Turkey with fingers that appeared to be scrunching in on…
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Specialist Updates Rheumatology

First-line therapy for RA found to 'lack efficacy' in one-third of patients

6th December 2019
Nearly half of Australian patients initiated on a biologic or targeted synthetic drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fail to…
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Specialist Updates Rheumatology

High-dose flu shot may be best in RA

6th December 2019
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may fare better with high-dose trivalent influenza vaccine rather than standard-dose…
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Flu shot
Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Few serious infections in babies exposed to non-TNF inhibitor biologics

5th December 2019
Children born to mothers with chronic inflammatory diseases, who took non-tumor-necrosis-factor (TNF) inhibitor biologics…
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Clinical Focus Case Report

Rheumatic complications in a patient with diabetes

29th November 2019
Patricia is 56 and attends for a routine diabetes review. She was diagnosed with diabetes four years ago. She has been…
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