The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.

Refractory RA

What Defines Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis? rheumatologynetwork.com Defining Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis rheumnow.com Defining refractory rheumatoid arthritis ard.bmj.com My Approach to Difficult RA rheumnow.com

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RA Low Disease Activity

Remission in rheumatoid arthritis: benefit over low disease activity in patient-reported outcomes and costs arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com "Patients with REM show better function, HRQoL, and productivity, even when compared with another good…

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RA: Treatment Goals

Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Suppression of Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is the Disease Curable? The management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has witnessed a dramatic… frontiersin.org The guiding mantra…

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Early RA

Conservative early approach likely best, RA expert says SANDESTIN, FLA. – Gerd R. Burmester, MD, said he has drawn inspiration from the CARE-RA study for much of his practice in…

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Pre(venting)-RA

Does RA Have a Prodrome? A pattern of increased primary care visits and joint complaints during the 2 years before rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was diagnosed were predictive of… rheumnow.com Can…

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RA ℞: Measuring Response

Patient-provider discordance between global assessments of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive clinical evaluation Discordance between patients with… arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com Disease activity assessment is not an exact science. About a…

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RA ℞: Predicting Response

Right drug, right patient, right time: aspiration or future promise for biologics in rheumatoid arthritis? Individualising biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) to maximise… arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com Personalised biologic DMARD assignment is still…

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