Autoimmune And Rheumatic Diseases
‘We are all busy’: Journal clubs offer data, connection for rheumatology experts, trainees
Journal clubs in rheumatology are as pervasive as they are useful.
Nearly half of patients with giant cell arteritis achieve remission with upadacitinib
Nearly half of patients with giant cell arteritis who received upadacitinib while tapering steroids achieved remission from weeks 12 through 52 in a phase 3 trial, according to a press release from AbbVie.
Sjögren’s spotlight: Everything you’ve missed for Sjögren’s Awareness Month
Sjögren’s disease is one of the most common autoimmune diseases but one of the least known, so to raise awareness of the condition, April is designated Sjögren’s Awareness Month.
VIDEO: Healio Rheumatology outlines the ‘essence of making a happy career’
In this video exclusive, Leonard Calabrese, DO, chief medical editor of Healio Rheumatology, lays out the top stories out of the April issue, including the cover story centering on providers’ priorities regarding work-life balance.
RheumMadness ’24: Pinpointing the most ‘practically perfect’ pearls for clinical use
The power of biologics in treating rheumatoid arthritis bested the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in this year’s RheumMadness tournament, coming out ahead as the most “practically perfect” nugget to carry forward into practice.
Algorithm scans outpatient letters, identifies those who must ‘shield’ against COVID-19
An automated algorithm designed to identify rheumatology patients who need to “shield” against COVID-19 demonstrated results that matched the “gold standard” of manual review in the majority of cases, according to data.
Dark skin tones in rheumatology educational images up 40% since 2020
The share of images depicting dark skin tones in commonly referenced rheumatology educational materials has grown 40.6% since 2020, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Risk for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 down among patients with SARDs
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a “significant decrease” in the risk for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 among patients with rheumatic diseases, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.
Severe joint pain more prevalent in Black, Hispanic, Indigenous patients vs white patients
Among adults with arthritis, severe joint pain is significantly more prevalent in Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native patients vs. white patients, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Blood sample test can diagnose fibromyalgia via Raman spectroscopy
A blood sample analysis using Raman spectroscopy, combined with statistical modeling, was sufficient to diagnose fibromyalgia, according to data published in Biomedicines.