Autoimmune And Rheumatic Diseases

The odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus or systemic sclerosis appear to significantly increase with the use of menopausal hormone therapy, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Undergraduate medical schools show “significant variation” in rheumatology training, with some students receiving as few as 4 hours of teaching specific to the specialty, according to data published in Clinical Rheumatology.

Healio’s parent company, The Wyanoke Group, is celebrating its 125th year in business, standing as one of the last American family-owned medical publishers, according to a press release.

I first considered pursuing rheumatology because of several inpatient cases that I encountered as a medical resident.

Exposure to various air pollutants, such as PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides, increases the risk for several autoimmune diseases, including psoriasis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Scientific Reports.

Physician empathy has long been recommended — but not required — in the doctor-patient relationship.

SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially a severe case or without vaccination, significantly increases the long-term risk for developing autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue diseases, according to data published in JAMA Dermatology.

In this Healio video exclusive, Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, chief medical editor of Healio Rheumatology, outlines the December issue’s top stories, including an in-depth feature on how practices can handle the rising threat of cyberattacks.

After first generating excitement in late 2022, this year was a bonanza for news about chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

For better or worse, many of health care’s most important challenges today seem to stem from — and could potentially be solved through — politics.