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New Findings for Polymyalgia Rheumatica & Osteoarthritis

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  December 1, 2022

The Plenary III Session reviewed the results of the SAPHYR trial of sarilumab in PMR patients, as well as the WE-CAN study on the impact of a community-level diet & exercise program on knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceConditionsMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2022OsteoarthritisPolymyalgia Rheumaticasarilumabweight loss

3 AC&R Study Summaries: MoCA Screening in SLE, Pediatric Social Disadvantages & Surgical Weight Loss Interventions

Oshrat E. Tayer-Shifman, MD; Kimberley Yuen, BSc, MD; Zahi Touma, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR; William Daniel Soulsby, MD; Aleksandra Kostic, BSE; Valia Leifer, MA; & Elena Losina, PhD, MSC  |  November 9, 2022

MoCA as a Screening Test in SLE Assessing the utility of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) By Oshrat E. Tayer-Shifman, MD, Kimberley Yuen, BSc, MD, & Zahi Touma, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR Why was this study done? Cognitive impairment is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with a prevalence of 40% based on…

Filed under:ConditionsResearch RheumSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchDisparitiesObesityOsteoarthritisReading Rheum

Elevated BMI Associated with Pain in Patients with Hand OA

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  November 8, 2022

Research from Gloersen et al. suggests the systemic effects of obesity, as measured by leptin, may play a role in the severity of pain experienced by patients with hand osteoarthritis.

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:BMIbody mass index (BMI)handhand osteoarthritishand painOsteoarthritisosteoarthritis (OA)

Psoriatic Arthritis & the Obese Patient

Linda Kossoff  |  November 6, 2022

Estimates from the National Psoriasis Foundation indicate that more than 8 million people in the U.S. suffer from psoriasis and that approximately 30% of those individuals develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA).1 Given these statistics, roughly 2.4 million people in the country are likely affected by PsA. Moreover, patients with this systemic condition carry a higher-than-average burden…

Filed under:ConditionsPatient PerspectivePsoriatic Arthritis Tagged with:ObesityPsoriatic Arthritis

ACR Honors Distinguished Fellows at ACR Convergence 2022

Patrice Fusillo  |  October 21, 2022

Editor’s note: This has been extended from the print version to include additional background information on each recipient. Each year, the ACR honors up to 10 clinical and research fellows who have performed meritoriously. Meet this year’s Distinguished Fellows, who are bridging the gap between research and patient care, and who were recognized at ACR…

Filed under:AwardsFrom the CollegeProfessional Topics Tagged with:Dr. Ahmad RamahiDr. Ajay TambralliDr. D. Sofia Villacis NunezDr. Didem SayginDr. Elizabeth ParkDr. Fatima AlduraibiDr. Melanie H. SmithDr. Michael LoncharichDr. Rachel WallworkDr. Rebecca B. BlankFellows

Late Summer 2022’s Awards, Appointments & Announcements in Rheumatology

Gretchen Henkel  |  August 14, 2022

Charles G. Helmick III, MD, Retires After 42 Years with the CDC On Dec. 31, 2021, after 42 years of service, Charles (Chad) G. Helmick III, MD (Capt., USPHS, Ret.), officially retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He joined the CDC in 1979, when Jimmy Carter was president, and served through eight…

Filed under:AwardsProfessional TopicsProfiles Tagged with:Dr. Amanda S. AlexanderDr. Cecilia ChungDr. Charles G. Helmick

Updates on PsA: Insights into the Latest Psoriatic Arthritis Treatments & Research

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  August 11, 2022

Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS, addressed the latest research into psoriatic arthritis (PsA), including a comprehensive overview of the latest FDA-approved treatments and their implications for clinical practice.

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsPsoriatic Arthritis Tagged with:Annual Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic DiseasesPsoriatic Arthritisrisankizumabupadacitinib

Not Your Average Case: Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  July 15, 2022

Dr. Jacob van Laar took a deep dive into the what defines difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis & how to approach these patients during EULAR 2022.

Filed under:ConditionsEULAR/OtherMeeting ReportsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:difficult-to-treat RAEULARpatient careRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Hand Osteoarthritis: Prevalence, Incidence and Progression

Arthritis & Rheumatology  |  June 1, 2022

Eaton et al. set out to describe the prevalence, incidence and progression of radiographic and symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (OA), and to evaluate differences according to age, sex, race and other risk factors.

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis & Rheumatologyhandhand osteoarthritisosteoarthritis (OA)Research

New Tech Provides Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Psoriatic Arthritis

Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez, PhD, & Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH  |  May 5, 2022

The etiology of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is poorly understood but current evidence supports an interaction between genetic and environmental factors that coalesce to promote local tissue inflammation.1-3 The pivotal cytokines that underlie the local inflammatory response in a wide range of tissues are interleukin (IL) 23, IL-17 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF).4 The central contribution…

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