ACR Convergence 2025| Video: Rheuminations on Milestones & Ageism

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How the Experts Treat Sjögren’s Disease

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With no FDA-approved drugs for Sjögren’s disease, experts share strategies for managing fatigue, arthritis, dryness, and systemic issues.

Emerging Therapies for Antiphospholipid Syndrome, an Antibody-Mediated Disease

Katie Robinson  |  

A recent A&R review explores innovative, emerging therapies for the currently incurable, antibody-mediated disease antiphospholipid syndrome.

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Understanding Immunologic Complications of Measles

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As measles outbreaks increase domestically & internationally, while vaccination uptake decreases in the U.S., experts discuss treatment recommendations & the immunologic consequences of measles infections in patients with rheumatic diseases.

Methotrexate Shows Promise for Hand Arthritis

Deborah Levenson  |  

Methotrexate—an affordable, established drug for rheumatoid arthritis—may also be helpful for patients suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, a recent study reports.1 Treatment of hand OA and inflammation with 20 mg of methotrexate for six months had a moderate, but potentially clinically meaningful, effect on reducing pain and stiffness in patients with symptomatic hand…

How to Discuss Anti-Inflammatory Diets & Supplements with Your Patients

Emily Molina, MD  |  

My patients ask me almost daily what kind of diet they should be on, or if there are certain supplements they should try. And a growing amount of evidence shows lifestyle and dietary factors may contribute to disease risk and outcomes in rheumatic disease. Thus, rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals are being called upon by patients…

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A Look Back at the First Use of Cortisone in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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In 1949, the first description of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given cortisone sent shockwaves through the medical community, quickly capturing the public imagination as well. The paradigm-shifting report paved the way for the use of cortisone and related drugs in RA and many other medical conditions.1 The following is a discussion of some of…

DNA Methylation Profiles May Shed Light on the Evolution of Arthritis in Patients

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A study found DNA methylation profiling may predict if a patient will progress from a diagnosis of undifferentiated arthritis to that of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The findings also suggest a pre-established epigenetic signature exists in patients diagnosed with undifferentiated arthritis that evolves into RA.