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The Role of ANA Positivity in Patients with RA

Recent research suggests patients with RA and a positive test for anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) may not have a different disease course than patients with RA who test negative for ANA. However, these patients may experience different treatment courses. [Read More]

Nonserious Infection Rates with Biologics Used to Treat RA

Bechman et al. set out to describe the frequency and predictors of nonserious infections and compare incidence rates across biologic DMARDs. They found all bDMARDs are associated with a greater risk of nonserious infection, with differences observed between agents. Although unmeasured confounding must be considered, the magnitude of effect is large. [Read More]

Experts Share Insights & Advice on Reproductive Health for Patients with Rheumatic Disease

Contraception, disease control, family planning and managing life with an infant—five experts addressed these concerns and more for patients with rheumatic disease during a special online webinar. [Read More]

Vasculitis Guidelines in Focus, Part 4: Polyarteritis Nodosa

Jason Springer, MD, MS, served as one of the lead authors of the ACR/VF guidelines for polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), and talks about the recommendations specific to PAN here. [Read More]

Inspired by Healthcare Disparities to Advocate for Change

Seeing the challenges her rural patients faced in accessing specialty care, Amanda Schnell, MD, was inspired to make advocacy an integral part of her work at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. [Read More]

Rheumatologists Saw a Gain in Compensation in 2020

Although patient volume temporarily declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rheumatologists saw a larger increase in compensation in 2020 than in 2019, according to a recent Medscape survey. [Read More]

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From the Current Issue: September 2021

COVID-19 Disproportionately Stymies Women Researchers

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The COVID-19 pandemic changed pretty much every facet of human activity, from home life to social interactions to the workplace. Medicine and research kept up… [Read More]

Moonshot: Apollo 11, Vaccines & Other Conspiracies

On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar landing module, Eagle, and walked on the moon.1 Or… [Read More]

A Look Back at the ACR’s Strong Response to COVID-19

We are now a year-and-a-half into the COVID‑19 pandemic, and rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals are still facing some of the same challenges that began in… [Read More]

The ACR Responds to CVS Caremark Prior Authorization Changes

The ACR sent a letter to CVS Caremark detailing how recent updates to its prior authorization forms for many biologic drugs are increasing the paperwork burden for rheumatology practices and hurting patients’ timely access to treatment. [Read More]

COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy & Safety Discussed at Town Hall

At a recent ACR town hall, panelists described immune responses and side effects of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with rheumatic disease, along with ways to leverage monoclonal antibody treatments, especially in light of virus variants. [Read More]

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