Dec 28, 2021
There were several interesting research papers, posters, abstracts, and presentations on the diagnosis and treatment of lupus at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2021, including the Great Debate that was about the use of voclosporin vs belimumab as add-on therapy in lupus nephritis.
Karen...
Dec 16, 2021
Uveitis has been recognized as the most common extra-articular manifestation and potentially sight-threatening complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The most common form of JIA-associated uveitis (JIA-U) is chronic anterior uveitis, which is initially asymptomatic but may lead to visual disability....
Dec 9, 2021
There were some exciting and clinically meaningful research in scleroderma/systemic sclerosis presented by experts at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2021.
Tracy Frech, MD, provides a comprehensive overview of the studies presented at the ACR meeting this year, by categorizing them into 5...
Nov 23, 2021
Health care disparities in rheumatology have been shown to have a significantly negative effect on quality of life and patient outcomes. There are several factors that drive health inequities in the US, including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomics, such as education, health care access, and income.
In the first...