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Posted By: Richard S. Pope , PA-C, MPAS
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Sexual Health in Patients With Rheumatic Disease: How to Ask Sensitive Questions in a Clinical Setting

It is not easy to ask our patients about sexual health and functioning. The European Alliance of Associations for Rheuma ...


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Sexual Health in Patients With Rheumatic Disease: How to Ask Sensitive Questions in a Clinical Setting

Novel Medication Sequencing for Treatment of Osteo ...

For the remainder of 2022, there are no new medications for osteoporosis expected to become available in the US. With mo ...

Filed under: Orthopedics, Rheumatology


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Which Drugs Are Linked to Arthritis Development? P ...

As mentioned in my previous posting, there are a number of drugs that may be associated with rheumatologic symptoms and ...

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Which Drugs Are Linked to Arthritis Development? P ...

Since the art and science of diagnosing arthritis is not often straightforward, it is always helpful to get additional i ...

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Attitude: Reframing a Bad Diagnosis

As medical practitioners it can be our job to inform patients of serious illness. Any diagnosis that is new to the patie ...

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Scary Words in Rheumatology

There are many rheumatology words that are difficult to pronounce, poorly understood, and that can generate fear in both ...

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Periprosthetic Fractures: The New Osteoporotic Fra ...

Periprosthetic fracture, defined as a post-operative fracture around or near a prosthesis, has become increasingly commo ...

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Prime Time for Osteoanabolic Therapy

We now have fracture risk reduction evidence from 2 separate trials comparing oral bisphosphonates with osteoanabolic me ...

Filed under: Rheumatology, Orthopedics


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Two Low-tech, High-value Methods for Reducing Knee ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions treated in this country. According ...

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An Exciting Prospect for an Old SSRI in the COVID- ...

Can an old selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), fluvoxamine, prevent individuals infected with COVID-19 from s ...

Filed under: Infectious Diseases, Miscellaneous


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