Rob Volansky

1 week ago | healio.com | Rob Volansky

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act may offer some positives for health care in general and rheumatology specifically, according to Christina Downey, MD, chair of the American College of Rheumatology Government Affairs Committee. However, uncertainty about which provisions ultimately will be signed into law makes it difficult to predict how the rheumatology community will be impacted, she added.

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Rob Volansky

Managing rheumatoid arthritis-associated osteoporosis requires an ongoing, multidisciplinary effort to prevent bone loss, fractures and falls, according to experts. “Osteoporosis is a significant issue in RA and thought to impact 30% to 50% of the population,” Katherine Wysham, MD, assistant professor in the division of rheumatology at the University of Washington, told Healio.

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Rob Volansky

Liver cleanse products are growing in popularity, despite little evidence showing benefit. “The idea of a liver cleanse is popular, but it is important to understand that the liver is a self-cleaning organ,” Rosario Ligresti, MD,FASGE, chief of the gastroenterology division at Hackensack University Medical Center, told Healio Gastroenterology. “There is no scientific evidence that special cleanses or detox diets actually cleanse the liver or improve its function.

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Rob Volansky

Although osteoarthritis is receiving more attention in both the research and clinical arenas than ever, all that attention has yet to result in disease-altering treatments, according to experts. “We have got an aging population and OA is on the rise,” Nancy E. Lane, MD, director of the Center for Musculoskeletal Health and endowed professor of medicine and rheumatology at the University of California, Davis Health System, told Healio.

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Jill Rollet |Rob Volansky

Traditionally within the purview of rheumatology, gout can appropriately be managed by nephrologists for patients with chronic kidney disease, according to experts who spoke with Healio | Nephrology News & Issues.