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Chronic Pain Poses High Disease Burden in U.S. Adult Population
Incidence rates of chronic pain, high-impact chronic pain 52.4 and 12.0 cases per 1,000 person-years in 2020
Some Immunosuppressed Do Not Have Anti-Spike Antibodies After COVID-19 Vaccination
IgG anti-spike antibodies undetectable in ~20 percent with immunosuppression who had received three or more COVID-19 vaccines
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
COVID-19 Hospitalization Up With Prednisone in Rheumatic Disease
No correlation seen for DMARD alone or in combination with biologics, Janus Kinase inhibitors, NSAIDs
Discordance for Radiologic, Goniometric Measures in RA
Discordance in measures of digital ulnar angulation at the metacarpophalangeal joints
Flu Vaccine Cuts Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Risk of hospitalization also reduced for RA patients receiving influenza vaccination
Variations Identified in Free-Text Directions in E-Prescriptions
However, more than half of all prescriber's patient directions could be categorized into 25 concepts
FDA Says U.S. Will Now Produce Critical MRI Component
New technology approved to produce the country's own supply of the radioisotope Technetium-99m
2018 Health Care Spending Up Due to Higher Prices
2018 uptick in utilization first seen in years, but impact dwarfed by price increases
Prevalence of Arthritis Higher Among Caregivers
Proportion of caregivers reporting disabilities was higher for those with versus without arthritis
