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A Closer Look at Antibodies in RA: How Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies, Anti-Modified Protein Autoantibodies & Rheumatoid Factor Activity Overlap

Carina Stanton | December 17, 2020

Recent evidence on how anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, anti-modified protein autoantibodies and rheumatoid factor activity overlap in RA demonstrate new ideas for diagnostics and pathophysiology.

The End of the Beginning: COVID-19 Vaccines & Other Conundrums

Philip Seo, MD, MHS | December 9, 2020

“It’s like winning Powerball.” For months, there has been a steady trickle of questions from my patients, asking for my opinion about the new vaccines being developed to prevent COVID-19. More to the point, they want to know if they should be vaccinated. After some fits and starts, I finally struck upon a pat answer…

The Pandemic in Rural America: A Q&A with Chris Morris, MD

Kimberly Retzlaff | December 7, 2020

In rural America, where rheumatology offices are fewer and farther between, the expansion of telemedicine has been a boon during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, lab closures and reduced hospital services have made monitoring patients’ medications more challenging.

Riding Out the Pandemic: A Q&A with Norman Gaylis, MD

Kimberly Retzlaff | November 30, 2020

Some aspects of community practice are normalizing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the financial fallout and the need for increased safety precautions remain challenging.

What Does the ‘New Normal’ Look Like? A Q&A with Jay Mehta, MD

Mary Choy, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP | November 24, 2020

With his clinic resuming in-person visits, Jay Mehta, MD, says his patients and staff have proved remarkably adaptable, embracing telemedicine during the early days of the pandemic and now facemasks during appointments.

2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Research in Review

Carina Stanton | November 24, 2020

ACR CONVERGENCE 2020—This has been a busy year for research publications covering a number of pediatric rheumatic diseases, including the emerging multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) associated with SARS CoV-2. Despite the many challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a healthy collection of publications covering a wide range of pediatric rheumatology research topics were published…

Chikungunya Virus May Lead to Long-Term Joint Pain

Linda Childers | November 18, 2020

COVID-19 isn’t the only viral infection on the rise across the globe, so is chikungunya, which can cause arthritis-like symptoms and may lead to long-term joint pain.

ACR Convergence 2020: COVID-19 Hyper-Inflammation in Kids

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | November 9, 2020

ACR CONVERGENCE 2020—Among the many ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of modern medicine is the emergence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but serious condition that shares many features of Kawasaki disease (KD). With this topic in mind, leading pediatric experts from around the world came together…

Adapting Care During COVID-19: Q&A with Brett Smith, DO

Mary Choy, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP | November 9, 2020

The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted rheumatology clinics and practices all over the world. In the U.S., many providers have used telemedicine to expand access to care for their patients while managing in-person visits. Brett Smith, DO, who practices at the Blount Memorial Physicians Group, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, spoke with The Rheumatologist about…

Staying Positive & Learning from COVID-19: Q&A with Nilanjana Bose, MD, MBA

Mary Choy, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP | November 4, 2020

Pandemic fatigue is affecting rheumatologists and their patients in different ways, says Nilanjana Bose, MD, MBA. But efforts are being made at her clinic to stay positive and ensure quality patient care.