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In the Lungs: Asthma & COPD May Be Early, Independent Risk Factors for RA

Carina Stanton  |  June 1, 2020

Recent research found women with COPD and asthma—even those who have never smoked—are at a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis…

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meetingasthmachronic obstructive pulmonary disorderCOPDlungs

What Our Colleagues Should Know: Integrated Care for the Lungs

Richard Quinn  |  February 17, 2017

Multi-system diseases have unique challenges. And Dr. Aryeh Fischer says that when treating patients with interstitial lung disease, pulmonologists and rheumatologists must better understand “how we [both] approach our shared diseases.”

Filed under:Career DevelopmentEducation & TrainingProfessional Topics Tagged with:Interstitial Lung DiseaselungspulmonologistsrheumatologistsScleroderma

What Listening to Lungs Might Teach About Rheumatic Disease

Simon M. Helfgott, MD  |  February 17, 2016

One of your first clinical assignments as a medical student was likely to have been the lung exam. Its key descriptors may still resonate in your mind: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscul­tation. Proudly parading down the hospital corridors, your newly purchased stethoscope snugly tucked inside your lab coat pocket, you carefully place its cold metal…

Filed under:ConditionsOpinionRheuminationsSpeak Out Rheum Tagged with:examlungspatient carePulmonaryRheumatic Diseaserheumatologist

Listen to the Lungs: An Interview with Dr. Aryeh Fischer on ILD

Richard Quinn  |  January 29, 2016

In a recent interview, Aryeh Fischer, MD, addresses the importance of checking patients with autoimmune diseases for interstitial lung disease, noting that advances in technology and awareness can lead to early detection and affect patient outcomes…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:ILDInterstitial Lung Diseaselunglung diseaseSystemic sclerosis

ACPA-Positive & ACPA-Negative Patients with RA: The Difference Begins in the Lungs

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  January 4, 2016

A new study from Stockholm, Sweden, strengthens the link between the lungs and anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)–positive RA. After analyzing the bronchial tissue of untreated patients with early RA, researchers found the patients’ lungs had signs of immune cell accumulation and activation…

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:ACPAanti-citrullinated protein antibodieslunglung diseaseRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Lungs Are Particularly Vulnerable in Patients with Systemic Rheumatic Disease

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  June 29, 2015

In an observational study, physicians found that systemic rheumatic disease exacerbation and treatment-related infections were often related to the lungs…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:critical care managementInfectionlungrheumatologySystemic Rheumatic Diseases

Potential Biologic Drug Treatment for IgG4-RD Identified

Deborah Levenson  |  March 6, 2025

Inebilizumab reduces the risk of immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) flares and increases the likelihood of flare-free, complete remission at one year, a recent study shows.1 The randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled MITIGATE trial showed that inebilizumab reduced the risk of IgG4-RD symptoms by 87%, compared with placebo. About IgG4-RD IgG4-RD is chronic, rare condition that has, so…

Filed under:Drug UpdatesResearch ReviewsResearch Rheum Tagged with:B cell depletionIgG4-RDinebilizumab

Experts Discuss Guidelines for Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  March 6, 2025

Over 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) develop interstitial lung disease (ILD), and rheumatologists have long recognized this major cause of morbidity and mortality.1 Sindhu R. Johnson, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada, and director of the Toronto Scleroderma Program, notes that more recent studies have increased our awareness…

Filed under:Clinical Criteria/GuidelinesConditionsGuidanceSjögren’s DiseaseSystemic Sclerosis Tagged with:Interstitial Lung Diseaseinterstitial lung disease (ILD)

A&R Editor-in-Chief Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Reflects on the Journal, His Role & Its Future

Leslie Mertz, PhD  |  February 28, 2025

New clinical features, opinion pieces and much more—outgoing Arthritis & Rheumatology Editor-in-Chief Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, discusses how the journal has evolved and where it’s going.

Filed under:CareerEducation & TrainingGuidance Tagged with:ACR JournalArthritis & RheumatologyJournals

mRNA CAR T Cell Therapy Receives FDA’s Rare Pediatric Designation to Treat Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  January 30, 2025

FDA has granted Descartes-08, an mRNA chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, a rare pediatric disease designation for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsDrug UpdatesMyositis Tagged with:chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cellsFDAjuvenile dermatomyositisU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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