Healio Rheumatology Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Healio Rheumatology.

Table of Contents

• Hoping for a biosimilar ‘sea change’: Rheumatologists weigh 2023 end of Humira exclusivity Rob Volansky
• AMA calls on Congress to prevent cuts to Medicare physician payment system Andrew (Drew) Rhoades
• Biden announces final rule to fix Affordable Care Act’s ‘family glitch’ Andrew (Drew) Rhoades
• Long COVID reported in 15% of US adults with prior infection; vaccination lowers risk Holly Liptak
• Lupus, coronary artery disease share genetic risk factors; data may lead to early testing Erich Martin
• Major cardiac events not more common in patients receiving JAK inhibitors vs. adalimumab Erich Martin
• Overcoming physician ‘discomfort’: What rheumatologists need to know about birth control Erich Martin
• PD-1 agonist generates ‘a bit of excitement’ in rheumatoid arthritis Rob Volansky
• Positive COVID-19 vaccine responses persist in patients with RA receiving rituximab Erich Martin
• Risk for severe COVID-19 in patients with SARDs has fallen 71% since early pandemic Erich Martin
• Supply chain disruptions forced 60% of rheumatologists to substitute medications Erich Martin
• The anatomy of a meeting: Reflections on #ACR22 Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
• ‘Never meant to be elementary’: Why rheumatologists should avoid diagnoses of exclusion Michael Putman, MD, MSci; Erich Martin
• ‘Inevitable’ or not? Experts debate antiviral resistance to COVID-19 drugs as data emerge Rob Volansky
• ACR: Any consistent exercise ‘advised over no exercise’ for rheumatoid arthritis
• Higher patient global assessment threshold improves RA remission criteria agreement Erich Martin
• Hooked on Rheum with Howard Blumstein, MD Howard Blumstein, MD
• In patients with psoriatic arthritis, women experience greater disease impact than men Erich Martin
• Patients disabled with RA have 23% higher CVD risk than those considered employable Erich Martin
• Patients with systemic sclerosis have ‘significantly higher’ mortality despite advances Erich Martin
• ACR Keynote: Camus’ ‘The Plague’ predicted ‘every part’ of COVID-19 pandemic Rob Volansky
• Outgoing ACR president: Rheumatologists must balance ‘activism’ with focus on care Erich Martin
• ACR: Varicella vaccine strongly recommended in all immunosuppressed adults Rob Volansky
• Half of low-grade proteinuria cases in lupus progress to clinical disease within 2 years Jason Laday
• Older patients demonstrate inflammation, immune activity similar to rheumatic diseases Rob Volansky
• Rheumatologists managing pain should advise patients on opioid regulations Erich Martin
• 'Strange times’: Prescribing methotrexate legally ‘low risk’ post-Roe Rob Volansky
• Evusheld impactful at reducing COVID-19 infections, improving outcomes Erich Martin
• Chromosomes, hormone changes in cis-, transgender patients drive regulatory T-cell changes Erich Martin
• Nearly two-thirds of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have at least one sleep disorder Erich Martin
• Perceived cognitive dysfunction more likely in patients with SSc who have greater fatigue Erich Martin