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RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

Forefeet and the DAS28: a Healthy Dose of Skepticism

Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments ,
Study concludes forefoot (toe) joints unnecessary to determine disease activity. “Forefoot joints were frequently affected on an individual level, but did not significantly improve the measurement range or precision of 28-joint counts in patients with early RA. From a measurement perspective, reduced joint counts are appropriate for use on a population level. The contribution of assessing...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis: the Research Road

Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments ,
Is there an RA miracle treatment right around the corner? Thanks to my mom and a couple of other RA-news watchers who sent me this news Friday about a so-called “single jab to beat arthritis.” Why do papers love stupid headlines? No, it’s not about “arthritis;” it’s about RA, an ill-named inflammatory disease. It’s not a...Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more

Ultrasound for Seeing Invisible Inflammation in Rheumatoid Patients

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments , ,
I was a bit surprised at the tremendous response to my last post on trying to take the gloves off to talk about some typical things experienced with Rheumatoid disease. Several important conversations arose on the comments page. I always say the comments on this site are another whole blog. I’m blessed with such compassionate...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

Do Not Kiss Me

Kelly O'Neill 81 Comments , ,
Do not kiss me because I have a suppressed immune system… In “Kiss My…” a physician blog in Rheumatology News, Dr. Larry Greenbaum wrote, “I charged him level 5 for taking so much of my time, for bad-mouthing his previous doctors, and for incessant whining.” Noontime Monday I clicked into the Facebook (FB) feed for the RA...Continue reading      81 Comments » Read more

PCORI – Creating a Culture for Patient-Centered Research

Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments , ,
Note! For more snapshots including the posters summarizing the PCORI workshop - click here. This weekend I attended a PCORI workshop called Transforming Patient-Centered Research: Building Partnerships and Promising Models. I’ve watched some PCORI meetings in the past since they use live stream webcasts to provide transparency. Here are some of my impressions regarding the weekend...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more

Never Mind! 3 Lessons for Evidence-based Medicine and RA

Kelly O'Neill 7 Comments ,
Clash between patient voices and science? Previously, we talked about a controversy over evidence in medicine with the withdrawal of Avastin for breast cancer. It was also a vigorous discussion of how evidence-based medicine relates to RA so I hope you’ll read it again – I did. Today, we see a couple of news stories where...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more

4 Benefits of a New ACPA Rheumatoid Arthritis Test

Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments , ,
IS there a reliable Rheumatoid Arthritis Test? One question I often answer is about tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Actually, one of the videos that was lost addressed that question! See Postblog below!) The short answer is “There is no RA test.” RA is diagnosed and monitored based on a combination of tools, including several tests....Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more
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