The HCPLive Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.
May 14th 2024
Data presented at NKF Spring Clinical Meeting suggest events including myocardial infarction and stroke are more prevalent among patients with lupus in North America.
Early TNF Inhibitor Initiation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Linked to Increase Cardiovascular Risk
November 12th 2022An analysis of more than 17,000 Veterans suggests early initiation of TNF inhibitor therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis was associated with an increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease and major adverse cardiovascular events.
Cuoghi Edens, MD: Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Rheumatic Disease
Cuoghi Camille Edens, MD, discusses her upcoming ACR presentation, “Fertility and the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Perceptions, Thoughts and Experiences of Men and Women with Rheumatic Disease.”
Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH: Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
Although patients with autoimmune diseases are more likely to develop severe vaccine-preventable infections, vaccine uptake remains relatively low in this patient population.
Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD: Prioritizing Patient-Centered Research in Autoimmune Diseases
Investigators believe it is important to understand the patient's perspective regarding vaccine concerns and combining that perspective with stakeholders to prioritize topics for future research.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) Score
November 8th 2022The importance of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for assessing the impact of diseases on patients and their response to treatment continues to grow. Test your knowledge of the role of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score in this quiz.
ACR 22 Convergence Preview, with Zsuzsanna McMahan, MD
November 7th 2022In this episode of the Overdrive podcast, Dr. McMahan sits down to discuss the upcoming ACR 22 Convergence meeting and what attendees might be able to expect from the perspective of an ACR Annual Meeting Planning Committee member.
Significant Number of Patients with RA Went Undiagnosed During the COVID-19 Pandemic
While approximately 1 in 5 patients with RA went undiagnosed during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, time to first rheumatology assessment and DMARD prescription were not impacted.
Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis More Likely to Develop Thyroid Dysfunction
“Most thyroid diseases and rheumatoid arthritis are chronic diseases, and unfortunately, early signs of thyroid dysfunction are not specific and are often overshadowed by clinical manifestations of other diseases."
Early Gout Onset, Tophaceous Disease in Men Linked to Risk Alleles
"It may be important to identify genetic variants from a gout genome-wide association study (GWAS) rather than serum urate GWAS, in case these variants have an effect on gout independent of their effect on serum urate.”