My children were playing in the car the other day and pulled open the glove box. Inside, they found a brown paper bag with my last name “KUMAR” in black Sharpie and a red sticker that read, “Do not lose. No replacements available.” It wasn’t long before the kids tore that bag apart to find…
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), analyzing immune cell diversity in peripheral blood revealed five major immunotype groups, each exhibiting a different response to various biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). This is according to a 2024 study published in Annals of the Rheumatic Disease that aimed to stratify the patients based on…
Disease detection, access to care and remote patient monitoring are just a few areas in which AI is expected to aid rheumatology, but there will still be room for the human touch.
Rheumatologists must do some detective work into a patient’s signs and symptoms when considering a psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, according to Philip J. Mease, MD, MACR
For the 2024 Image Competition, the ACR sought images with educational or remarkable manifestations representing a diverse range of pediatric patients with autoimmune, inflammatory, infectious and malignant drivers of rheumatic disease. Here, we showcase the winning images from Latin America and the Caribbean. Diagnosing Juvenile PsA A 13-year-old boy presented with a seven-year history of…
FDA has granted Descartes-08, an mRNA chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, a rare pediatric disease designation for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis.
Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH, discussed the latest findings on myositis and its subtypes, including insights into antibodies linked to cancer and treatments for these patients.
Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS, shared insights into the complexities of sarcoidosis, describing how she evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients.
Patients with RA not only suffer from functional limitations, but also face increased healthcare costs, primarily due to prescription drug use, says Dr. Yinan Huang.
The 2024 Image Competition showcased images representing a diverse range of pediatric patients. Here, we showcase the images from Europe and Central Asia, which were selected by ACR Convergence 2024 attendees in the first plenary session to receive the People’s Choice Award. A Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease An 18-month-old boy from Angola was…