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Peer-reviewed papers on pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome do not appear very often.However, when they do, they can be incredibly useful for rheumatologists who find themselves trying to diagnose and manage a patient with this rare and complicated condition, which can present in myriad ways.

The FDA has granted De Novo authorization for NeuroMetrix to market its Quell neuromodulation device as an aid for reducing fibromyalgia symptoms in adults with high pain sensitivity, according to a company press release.“There is an unmet need for effective and safe fibromyalgia treatments,” Shai N. Gozani, MD, PhD, CEO of NeuroMetrix, said in the release. “Receiving this De

ATLANTA – A no-implant interatrial shunt improved HF symptoms including exercise capacity, quality of life and NYHA class at 3 and 6 months, a speaker reported.At the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, Colin M. Barker, MDI, FSCAI, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee,

The National Kidney Foundation announced it has entered a partnership with the American Society of Transplantation’s Living Donor Circle of Excellence program.According to a press release, the Circle of Excellence is designed to increase the number living organ donors by acknowledging employers that supply lost wages while donors recover from surgery. To join the Circle of Excellence,

HHS has announced funding of approximately $15 million for a 3-year federal grant to establish a program to strengthen behavioral health care for residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.The HHS revealed in a release that the new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration program, funded by CMS, will help establish a Center of Excellence for Building Capacity

HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has announced that it will provide $2 million in funding to establish a national center of excellence on social media and mental wellness. The HHS said in a press release that the center will develop and disseminate information, guidance and training on the impact that social media use has on children and youth, while

Clinical trials for psoriatic arthritis therapies should place a greater focus on using deeper states of remission as primary and co-primary endpoints, according to speakers at the FDA & American College of Rheumatology Virtual Summit. Additionally, study designers should discontinue the use of placebo-only control arms, Laura Coates, MBChB, MRCP, PhD, of the University of Oxford, and Alexis

Exposure to certain chemicals during pregnancy has increased over the past 12 years, with Hispanic women being exposed to higher levels of some chemicals, according to data published in Environmental Science & Technology.

SAN FRANCISCO — Lebrikizumab reduced exacerbations in adolescents with uncontrolled asthma and had a favorable safety profile, according to results of the ACOUSTICS study.The study, which was stopped early by the sponsor, showed a greater treatment effect with the higher dose of lebrikizumab studied.

Endocrine Today | Click here to read the cover story, “Treatment sequence key for optimal management of osteoporosis”Many patients may benefit from anabolic therapies that stimulate bone formation. These may include patients who have not yet had low trauma fractures. Patients who present with very low bone density T-scores, such as below –3.5, are typically considered for an anabolic therapy, but