NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—COVID-19-infected patients with rheumatic disease were more likely to experience respiratory failure than those without rheumatic disease, according to a retrospective study in China. “Immune dysregulation underlying rheumatic diseases may affect the disease manifestation of COVID-19,” Dr. Jixin Zhong of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, tells Reuters Health by email….
Some Rheumatic Diseases Tied to Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Patients with some inflammatory rheumatic conditions are at higher risk for hospital-diagnosed COVID-19 infection compared with the general population, but it depends on the condition and therapy used to treat it, according to a study from Spain. It’s now clear that older patients and those with some common diseases are at increased…

Basilisks in Rheumatology: The Hunt for Rheumatic Mysteries Shrouded in Enigmas & Wrapped in Puzzles
What do rheumatology and wizardry have in common? More than you may think. Like basilisks, rheumatic diseases are often elusive and changing in presentation…

More Money, More Research: Foundation Report Sheds Light on Funding Gaps
The ACR and Rheumatology Research Foundation hope a new report on rheumatic disease research can leverage more money for ACR members, funding future research…

EULAR & ACR COVID-19 Recommendations: How to Manage Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ACR & EULAR recommendations for the treatment of patients with rheumatic illness during the COVID-19 pandemic are explored…

COVID-19: Most Individuals with Rheumatic Disease Recover
An analysis of data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance registry shows that use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs did not increase the risk of hospitalization for COVID-19 patients with rheumatic disease, but steroid use did.

Florida Society of Rheumatology in the Spotlight
Advocacy efforts on access and workforce issues in Florida are discussed.
ACR Releases COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients
The ACR has developed two new clinical guidance documents for pediatric patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tomisaku Kawasaki, Pediatrician Who Discovered Disease That Bears His Name, Dies at 95
Japanese pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki, MD, who identified an inflammatory syndrome that affects children, died on June 5 in Tokyo. He was 95. Tenacity & Attention to Detail Born Feb. 7, 1925, in Tokyo, Dr. Kawasaki graduated from medical school at what is now Chiba University in Chiba, Japan, in 1948 and worked as staff pediatrician…
More Evidence Links Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome to SARS-CoV-2
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Two new reports in JAMA strengthen the link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS). Pediatricians from several communities have reported children who developed fever and multisystem inflammation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some children were critically ill and some had characteristics similar to Kawasaki disease or Kawasaki disease shock syndrome….
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