Every year, the ACR conducts a case-based image competition. Images are submitted for peer review. The winning images are displayed at ACR Convergence, and winners receive other benefits as well. In October 2025, annual meeting attendees voted on their favorite presentation, selecting the image case from South Asia, presented by Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli, and…
Because back pain is a chronic condition for many patients, rheumatologists should increase their understanding of the common problems of the lumbar spine.
Every year, the ACR conducts a case-based image competition. Images are submitted for peer review. The winning images are displayed at ACR Convergence and winners receive other benefits, as well. This year, the overall winning images were submitted by Madhuri Challa, MD, of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Presentation These are the representative clinical and radiological images…
The recently released PREDMETH study results indicate that methotrexate can be considered a real alternative to prednisone for patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis.
VEXAS is a recently identified rare genetic disorder associated with somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene. Given the variability in disease presentation & the limited number of studies to date, an international multidisciplinary panel of VEXAS experts was convened to provide guidance to healthcare providers on the condition’s management. We spoke to experts on the panel about the resulting guidance document.
Two clinical diagnosticians presented their pearls of wisdom for clinical rheumatologists to take forward when managing patients from the clinics to the hospital wards.
The Review Course at ACR Convergence 2025 provided a comprehensive update for practitioners. Highlights from the sections on cutaneous manifestations of rheumatic diseases, gout, macrophage activation syndrome and vasculitis are presented here.
The Review Course at ACR Convergence 2025 provided a comprehensive update for practitioners. Highlights from the sections on SLE and lupus nephritis, inflammatory brain diseases, drug management of rheumatic diseases and mimics of inflammatory myopathies.
A recent Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study found that high-intensity aerobic exercise may reduce the release of cell-free DNA & tamp down inflammation over time.
A recent Arthritis & Rheumatology review article explores the immune system’s mechanism for creating B cells that respond to diverse pathogens while preserving immune tolerance & highlights key insights for rheumatologists.