Mary Beth Nierengarten is a writer, editor and journalist with over 25 years of medical communications experience. She is a regular contributor to a number of online and print publications and writes in most clinical areas, as well as on health policy and economic issues. She lives in Minneapolis and can be reached at mbeth@visi.com.
As the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spreads across the globe, innovative thinking is needed more than ever to counter the devastating effects on the physical and socioeconomic health of individuals and communities. Innovations in healthcare delivery not yet fully realized prior to the pandemic, such as the adoption of telehealth, are moving to the… [Read More]
As more people get vaccinated for COVID-19, there’s hope that the long days of a pandemic, which has claimed more than 2.5 million lives globally and 500,000 in the U.S., will soon draw to a close and allow daily life to return to normal. However, for some people, this recovery may take longer, because the… [Read More]
A posthoc analysis confirms patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) taking secukinumab experience improvement in all signs and symptoms of PsA as measured by the GRAPPA-OMERACT disease activity core domains.... [Read More]
Clinicians can help their patients tap into personal resilience, and such characteristics as grit, gratitude and grace, to manage their chronic pain, says Afton L. Hassett, PsyD.... [Read More]
Renal arteriosclerosis is common in lupus patients with nephritis and occurs two decades earlier than it does in people without lupus nephritis (LN), report investigators in a study that examined the prevalence of renal arteriosclerosis in LN patients compared with healthy controls.1 The finding suggests that renal arteriosclerosis could be used as a biomarker for… [Read More]
At the helm of the Collaborative Initiatives Special Committee (COIN), Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, will oversee projects to tackle disparities within rheumatologic care, improve the inclusiveness of ACR initiatives, advance professional development in rheumatology topics and more.... [Read More]
Experts discuss how rheumatologists must consider the psychosocial aspect of care in the decision-making process for women when addressing their reproductive health needs, in addition to medication safety. ... [Read More]
Two experts discussed ongoing difficulties in diagnosing autoinflammatory disease, & promising new studies that point to possible genetic roots of autoinflammatory disease. ... [Read More]
NIH investigators describe key features and genetic causes of Mendelian interferonopathies, & treatment approaches that may indicate the efficacy of IFN inhibition. ... [Read More]
Dr. Kuhn hopes to expand funding for rheumatology research and enhance the ACR’s basic and clinical research pre-conference offerings during her term as chair.... [Read More]