David T. Felson, MD – Arthritis Foundation 2020 Lee C. Howley, Sr. Award
Please join us in congratulating David Felson as the 2020 Arthritis Foundation Howley Award recipient. This is the second time Dr. Felson has received this distinguished award (he was also a 2004 Howley Award winner); and is well deserved, as a testament to his immense contributions to the field and in particular to the OACS […]
Priyanka Ballal in Healio
Warfarin linked to greater hip, knee replacement risk “Warfarin use was associated with a higher risk for hip and knee replacement compared to [direct oral anticoagulant] use,” Priyanka Ballal, MD, said at a virtual press conference. “This risk appeared to increase with duration of use. This latter observation is extremely relevant, since people with atrial […]
Vagishwari Murugesan Poster Chosen for Presentation on Virtual Evans Days 2020
Congratulations to Vagishwari Murugesan on selection to give an oral presentation on her poster “Psoriatic Arthritis and Serious Infections” during the Department of Medicine Virtual Evans Days, November 5-6, 2020.
Priyanka Ballal, MD recipient of the Marshall J. Schiff, MD Memorial Fellow Research Award
Congratulations to Priyanka Ballal, MD as the recipient of the Marshall J. Schiff, MD Memorial Fellow Research Award! The purpose of the Marshall J. Schiff, MD, Memorial Fellow Research Award recognize outstanding scholarship in the field of rheumatology and provide fellows-in-training who are authors or co-authors of abstracts submitted to the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting an […]
Study: Why people with knee osteoarthritis experience different kinds of pain
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people. It causes substantial pain, functional limitations, and disability in patients. “Our findings support the clinical relevance of neurobiological mechanisms that affect the pain experience in knee osteoarthritis, including not only the severity of pain, but whether the pain is intermittent […]
Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, National Leader in Gout Management, on New ACR Guidelines
Coauthor of the first guidance update since 2012 talks about new recommendations AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY Reading Room 09.08.2020 by Scott Harris Contributing Writer, MedPage Today MedPage Today and the American College of Rheumatology For the first time in eight years, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has updated its guidelines for the effective management […]
In the News: Relation of Oral Bisphosphonates to Bone Marrow Lesion Volume among Women with Osteoarthritis
In the News – Tuhina Neogi publication – Bone drug may be beneficial in the treatment of OA Ballal, P., et al. (2020) The Relation of Oral Bisphosphonates to Bone Marrow Lesion Volume among Women with Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. “When we looked at those who had bone marrow lesions at baseline, we found that […]
Tuhina Neogi on COVID19 on AxiosEvents
WEDNESDAY JULY 22 AT 12:30 pm ET: AxiosEvents interviews Dr. Neogi on The State of Chronic Pain in COVID19. Click here to watch the interview.
Boston MCRC Pilot Grant RFA
Boston Musculoskeletal Clinical Research Collaboratory, a NIAMS funded CCCR, is delighted to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for Pilot Project Grants for September 1, 2020. Information and Forms can be found on the Boston MCRC website Boston MCRC Pilot Grant RFA