Jeff Evans has been editor of Rheumatology News/MDedge Rheumatology and the EULAR Congress News since 2013. He started at Frontline Medical Communications in 2001 and was a reporter for 8 years before serving as editor of Clinical Neurology News and World Neurology, and briefly as editor of GI & Hepatology News. He graduated cum laude from Cornell University (New York) with a BA in biological sciences, concentrating in neurobiology and behavior.
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Focused-ultrasound device approved to treat essential tremor
The FDA approved a device that treats essential tremor using transcranial focused ultrasound to destroy MRI-identified pathologic areas of the...
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VIDEO: TNF inhibitors improved refractory skin disease in juvenile dermatomyositis
Key clinical point: TNF inhibitor treatment in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis may be beneficial for skin involvement that is refractory to...
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VIDEO: No major malformations ascribed to bisphosphonate use in pregnancy
Key clinical point: One of the largest controlled studies on pregnancy outcomes following bisphosphonate use found no increase in major...
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VIDEO: Romosozumab bested teriparatide in hip BMD transitioning from bisphosphonates
Key clinical point: Romosozumab raised total hip BMD to a significantly greater extent than did teriparatide after 12 months in postmenopausal...
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Methotrexate in RA: Too low, too short, too few subcutaneous doses?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Methotrexate’s role as the mainstay drug of choice to treat rheumatoid arthritis has never been challenged, but questions...
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After Inflectra’s approval, challenges remain for biosimilars
Now that the FDA has approved Inflectra as the first biosimilar version of Remicade, rheumatologists and patient advocacy groups are taking stock...
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Endovascular thrombectomy procedure volume for stroke may not affect outcomes
Patient outcomes after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke do not appear to be worse at low- versus high-volume...
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Women With Epilepsy Conceive at Normal Rate
Key clinical point: Women with epilepsy do not have lower ability to conceive. Major finding: 70% of women with epilepsy and 67% of healthy...
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Women with epilepsy conceive at normal rate
VANCOUVER – Women with epilepsy have fertility rates comparable with healthy women in the general population, according to results from the first...
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Patients suffer morbidity due to MS misdiagnosis
Key clinical point: Misapplication or misinterpretation of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis can lead to misdiagnosis and potential...
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Study details synovial features in RA remission and shift back to active disease
Key clinical point: There are histopathologic features in synovial tissue from patients with ultrasound-defined synovitis despite RA clinical...