David E. Bacha, MD, FACP, FACR

A nurse-led gout care program nearly doubled the rate of patients achieving low plasma urate levels and resulted in greater continuance of urate-lowering therapy vs. general practice care, according to data published in RMD Open.

Morning stiffness lasting longer than 60 minutes is frequent in patients with hand osteoarthritis, and is linked to greater pain, lower function and decreased quality of life, according to data published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

Although telehealth can be useful in treating patients with rheumatic diseases, diagnoses should be established in face-to-face visits, according to new EULAR points to consider.