This study affirms that dysbiosis is a feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and suggests that specific therapies may differentially modulate the gastrointestinal microbiota in RA.
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Insight into the ACR’s Commitment to an Inclusive Committee Composition
“While our group carefully considered your application, I regret to inform you that you were not selected this year to serve as a committee volunteer.” When the email arrived, gently delivering the news that my application to volunteer with the ACR on a committee had not been accepted, my initial reaction was to dismiss it…
Walking Is Medicine: How to Nudge Your Older Patient to Use a Cane
Some patients avoid using canes due to stigma, but cane use can prevent loss of mobility and increase independence for many.
Building a More Equitable Future in Lupus Care
The Dubois Memorial Lecture at ACR Convergence 2024 on Nov. 16 will be delivered by Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD. Dr. Feldman is a rheumatologist and social epidemiology researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Her lecture, Building a More Equitable Future in Lupus Care and Outcomes, will discuss the persistent and profound…
Difficult-to-Manage Spondyloarthritis
Studies show that patients with difficult-to-treat axial spondyloarthritis had more disease activity and greater peripheral involvement, with extra musculoskeletal manifestations and fibromyalgia. The ACR Convergence 2024 session on Difficult-to-Manage Spondyloarthritis will focus on patients for whom first- and second-line therapies have failed or who have persistent extra-axial manifestations of disease despite these treatment options. The…
A Long Path Forward: Complications of COVID-19 in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Emerging evidence shows COVID-19 infection may have long-term consequences, such as arthritis onset and more.
Don’t Be Afraid to Engage: Health Technologies for Patients & Rheumatologists
Symptom checkers, telehealth and more—here are insights into the effects new technologies are having on rheumatology.
Plan Ahead: Clinical Tips for Managing Reproductive Health in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Dr. May Ching Soh highlighted practical approaches when caring for pregnant patients with rheumatic disease.
Updates in RA-Associated ILD
On Sunday, Nov. 17, at ACR Convergence 2024, three speakers will deliver a presentation on Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Advances in Screening, Diagnosis and Patient Phenotyping. This session will have three 20-minute presentations that cover distinct aspects of RA-associated ILD from early identification of ILD through high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) text mining, to phenotyping…
Case Report: Leprosy Masquerading as Relapsing Polychondritis
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) are known for their systemic presentations and multi-organ involvement. Numerous infectious diseases, particularly mycobacterial, fungal and indolent bacterial infections endemic to specific geographic regions, present with varied signs and symptoms of multi-system involvement and can mimic AIRDs. Thus, differentiating infection from an AIRD is critical to resolve competing treatment approaches. This…
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