Barbara Kienzle, BSN, RN

Rheumatology patients and clinicians alike express a “strong” preference for in-person visits rather than telemedicine, citing concerns over reduced assessment accuracy and increased inequality for vulnerable groups, according to data from the U.K.

The largest dataset of U.S. patients with Behçet’s disease to date shows that nearly 80% are women, according to researchers who published their findings in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Anakinra safely reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality risk in patients with COVID-19 who are hospitalized, but non-intubated, according to a meta-analysis published in Rheumatology.

The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance has developed consensus treatment plans for remission‐induction and remission‐maintenance of severe pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.

A stepwise approach to immunomodulatory drugs is recommended for children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19, with IVIG and glucocorticoids as first-tier agents, noted updated American College of Rheumatology guidance.