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A Prescription of Aerobic Exercise for Rheumatic Disorders

EXERCISE reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in those with rheumatic disorders. Individuals with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, are more likely to develop atherosclerosis and are thereby at a higher risk of a heart attack and other cardiovascular disorders.

A Safer Strategy for Steroid Use in Patients with Lupus

LUPUS could now be treated with a lower dose of steroids, lessening the side effects experienced by patients and improving their health long-term. The research was published by Eric Morand and the Rheumatology Group at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, who aimed to gain insight into ways of tracking patient exposure to steroids.

Detect and Document: Early and Accurate Identification of Wheeze Can Improve Quality of Life in Children With Asthma

Detect and Document: Early and Accurate Identification of Wheeze Can Improve Quality of Life in Children With Asthma

While not every wheeze is asthma, no wheeze is normal. Detecting and documenting the breathing sound accurately and objectively, then, is an…

Detect and Document: Early and Accurate Identification of Wheeze Can Improve Quality of Life in Children With Asthma

EMJ Respiratory 9 [Supplement 1] 2021

While not every wheeze is asthma, detection and documentation of this often-misunderstood breathing sound can be very difficult for parents…

EMJ Oncology 9 [Supplement 3] 2021 Feature Image

Reimagining Treatment of HR+, HER2- Early Breast Cancer

Dr Prat explained that there are three main variables that should be considered when determining the risk of recurrence for…

EMJ Oncology 9 [Supplement 3] 2021 Feature Image

EMJ Oncology 9 [Supplement 3] 2021

DURING a satellite symposium at the virtual 17th St Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference 2021, Dr Aleix Prat and Dr Giuseppe…

Prominent Cutaneous Manifestation of COVID-19: A Case Report

The new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen and the subsequent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mainly affect the lung…

A New PET Tracer That is Safe and Clearly Detects Arthritis

Academics at the Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Finland, developed a novel PET tracer that facilitates early detection of inflammatory foci…

Could a New Imaging Technique Improve Detection of Epileptic Foci?

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, has identified an advanced imaging technique to help…

EMJ Podcast: People with Parkinson’s

Russ Bradford and Charlotte Allen, Founders of Parkinson’s Concierge, discuss their personal experiences with the disease, the work they do to raise awareness of it, and how they feel healthcare systems could better support people living with Parkinson’s.