Autoimmune And Rheumatic Diseases

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with rheumatic diseases and previous malignancy do not demonstrate a higher cancer risk with TNF inhibitors vs. other biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

PHILADELPHIA — Understanding the social media landscape can help rheumatologists learn about patients and connect more effectively with them, according to a presenter at ACR Convergence 2022.

In an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired on Sept. 18, President Joe Biden declared, “The pandemic is over.” And in some ways, he was correct.

I did not really think about rheumatology until the first or second year of medical school, when we had a very brief course on it. However, it wasn’t until my fourth year of medical training that I seriously considered rheumatology as a specialty.

PHILADELPHIA — Addressing the rheumatology workforce shortage will require not just new fellowship opportunities, but also creating patient-centered communities and expanding virtual access to care, said a presenter here.

PHILADELPHIA — Looking not only to history, but also to narratives like novels and movies, can help health care professionals understand and move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the keynote speaker at ACR Convergence 2022.

I am very happy to see us featuring long COVID again after our initial foray in Healio Rheumatology in February. Joining me in this discussion are several astute colleagues including Aranka Ballering, MSc, Andrew J. Laster, MD, and Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, who provide insightful comments and have raised many of the unanswered questions surrounding this disorder.

Patients with autoimmune diseases may be at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than patients without autoimmune diseases, according to data published in The Lancet.

Sex-chromosomes and rapid changes in sex hormones during adolescence may drive changes in regulatory T-cell frequency and function, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

SAN DIEGO — Older individuals experience reduced immune activity and increased inflammation that often resemble rheumatic and autoimmune diseases, according to data presented at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.