Audio Rheum Editor’s Picks Dr. Earl D. Silverman, MD, shares his monthly Editor’s Picks and their relevance in current clinical practice: June 2023 Featured articles:​ Kiltz, et al: Clinimetric Validation of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index in Patients With Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis in Ixekizumab Trials Alduraibi, et al: Clustering Patients With Gout Based on Comorbidities and Biomarkers: A Cross-Sectional Study Primeau, et al: Responders to Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis Kumthekar, et al: Physical Activity Habits Among Older Adults Living With Rheumatic Disease Wohlfahrt, et al: Pain Mechanisms Associated With Disease Activity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Regression Tree Analysis May 2023 Featured articles:​ Cook, et al: Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines Against COVID-19 Infection Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases on Immunomodulatory Medications Chen, et al: Validation of the Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Renal Risk Score and Modification of the Score in a Chinese Cohort With a Majority of Myeloperoxidase-Positive Patients Gorzewski, et al: Predicting Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis With the Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire: Does the Severity of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Matter? Oguro, et al: Effect of Communicative and Critical Health Literacy on Trust in Physicians Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): The TRUMP2-SLE Project Barber, et al: Investigating Associations Between Access to Rheumatology Care, Treatment, Continuous Care, and Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Older Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis April 2023 Featured articles:​ Coates, et al: Sex-Specific Differences in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review Johnson, et al: Evaluating the Threshold Score for Classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the EULAR/ACR Criteria Gong, et al: The Association Between Quadriceps Strength and Synovitis in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Exploratory Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative Jatuworapruk, et al: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Gout Flare in Patients Hospitalized for PCR-Confirmed COVID-19: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study Bosch, et al: Etanercept Withdrawal and Retreatment in Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results of RE-EMBARK, an Open-Label Phase IV Trial March 2023 Featured articles:​ Takanashi, et al: Effects of Aging on Rheumatoid Factor and Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Positivity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Kiltz, et al: Clinically Relevant Deficits in Performance Tests in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Schletzbaum, et al: Age-Stratified 30-day Rehospitalization and Mortality and Predictors of Rehospitalization Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Medicare Cohort Study Berard, et al: Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis Schultz, et al: B Cell Reconstitution is Associated With COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Responsiveness in Patients Previously Seronegative Treated With Rituximab February 2023 Featured articles:​ Macfarlane, et al: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated With Biologic Agents Determined Using the BSRBR-AS and a MetaAnalysis Gossec, et al: Women With Psoriatic Arthritis Experience Higher Disease Burden Than Men: Findings From a Real-World Survey in the United States and Europe Davis, et al: The Effect of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Healthcare Utilization for Youth With Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pyo, et al: The Reclassification of Patients With Previously Diagnosed Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Based on the 2022 ACR/EULAR Criteria for Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Weng, et al: Adult-Onset Still Disease After ChAdOx1 nCOV-19 Vaccination Mitchell, et al: How to Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Care to Patients: Focus Groups With Rheumatologists and Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers January 2023 Featured articles:​ Kodishala, et al: Risk Factors for Dementia in Patients With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study Beauvais, et al: Development and Validation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire Measuring Essential Knowledge in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Orbai, et al: Impact of Physician-Defined Flares on Quality of Life and Work Impairment: An International Survey of 2238 Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Smitherman, et al: Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Transition-Age Young Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry Stull, et al: Cutaneous Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Review for the Rheumatologist Masi, et al: Reflections for the 50th Anniversary of The Journal of Rheumatology: The Past, Present, and Future of Rheumatology Santos, et al: A Rare Case of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis in Patient With Psoriatic Arthritis Garg, et al: Timing and Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Occurs Early and Highlights Racial Disparities December 2022 Featured articles:​ Koo, et al: Relationship Between Inflammation and Radiographic Progression in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Attaining a BASDAI of Less Than 4 During Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment Sun, et al: Development and Initial Validation of a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus–Specific Measure of the Extent of and Reasons for Medication Nonadherence Patterson, et al: Physical Activity Associates With Lower Systemic Inflammatory Gene Expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Coleman, et al: Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Allopurinol Dose Escalation to Achieve Target Serum Urate in People With Gout Smith: Rusty and Wooden Tanomogi, et al: Extravascular Necrotizing Granuloma: A Diagnostic Clue for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Isnardi, et al: Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Third Vaccine in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Had No Seroconversion After Primary 2-Dose Regimen With Inactivated or Vector-Based Vaccines November 2022 Featured articles:​ Nelson, et al: Narrative Review of Machine Learning in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases for Clinicians and Researchers: Biases, Goals, and Future Directions Hermans, et al: Are All Routine Spondyloarthritis Outpatient Visits Considered Useful by Rheumatologists? An Exploratory Clinical Practice Study Kallas, et al: Trajectory of Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors Nozawa, et al: Early Abnormal Nailfold Capillary Changes Are Predictive of Calcinosis Development in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Chevet, et al: COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the American Midwest: The Lupus Midwest Network (LUMEN) Remize, et al: Melorheostosis or “Dripping Candle Wax” Bone Disease Bermas: The Unintended Consequence of the Overturn of Roe v Wade: Restrictions on Methotrexate Use October 2022 Featured articles:​ Hazlewood, et al: Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Schneeberger, et al: Simplified Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (SASDAS) Versus ASDAS: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial Kasiem, et al: A Practical Guide for Assessment of Skin Burden in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Tollisen, et al: Personally Generated Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Glintborg, et al: Long-term Behavioral Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact of Vaccination in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases September 2022 Featured articles:​ Cagnotto, et al: Male Sex Predicts a Favorable Outcome in Early ACPA-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data From an Observational Study Hazlewood, et al: Frequency of Symptomatic Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Exploratory Online Survey John M. Davis III: The Patient Experience of Drug Side Effects in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Intriguing Data From an Exploratory Online Survey Venkatachalam, et al: Taking the Long View: Patients Perceive Benefits and Risks of Treatment as Multidimensional Wallace, et al: The Association of Illness-related Uncertainty With Mental Health in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases August 2022 Featured articles:​ Verweij, et al: Whole-Body Macrophage Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Disease Activity Assessment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Nguyen, et al: Secukinumab in United States Biologic-Naïve Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: Results From the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled CHOICE Study Le Ralle, et al: Patient Acceptable Symptom State for Burden From Appearance Changes in People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Cross-sectional Survey Baggett, et al: Incidence Rates of Psoriasis in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Juvenile Arthritis Treated With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Carluzzo, et al: Patient Empowerment Among Adults With Arthritis: The Case for Emotional Support July 2022 Featured articles:​ Kelty, et al: Mortality Rates in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis With and Without Extraarticular Manifestations and Comorbidities: A Retrospective Cohort Study Mease, et al: Baseline Disease Activity Predicts Achievement of cDAPSA Treatment Targets With Apremilast: Phase III Results in DMARD-naïve Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Kuwana, et al: Tacrolimus in Patients With Interstitial Pneumonia Associated With Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis: Interim Report of Postmarketing Surveillance in Japan Kiadaliri, et al: Gout and Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Risks and Trajectories McDermott, et al: Demographic, Lifestyle, and Serologic Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)–associated Bronchiectasis: Role of RA-related Autoantibodies June 2022 Featured articles:​ Darabian, et al: Using FibroScan to Assess for the Development of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Arthritis on Methotrexate: A Single-center Experience Maguire, et al: Central Obesity in Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Missing Link to Understanding Worse Outcomes in Women? Miloslavsky, et al: The Challenge of Addressing the Rheumatology Workforce Shortage Maheswaranathan, et al: Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy With Lupus Knowledge and the Creation of the Lupus Knowledge Assessment Test Emad, et al: Why Do Patients With Gout Not Take Allopurinol? May 2022 Featured articles:​ Movahedi, et al: Physician- and Patient-reported Effectiveness Are Similar for Tofacitinib and TNFi in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data From a Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry El Tal, et al: Consensus Approach to a Treat-to-target Strategy in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Care: Report From the 2020 PR-COIN Consensus Conference Thompson, et al: Modifiable Factors and Incident Gout Across Ethnicity Within a Large Multiethnic Cohort of Older Adults Widdifield, et al: COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Individuals With Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases in Ontario, Canada, Between December 2020 and October 2021: A Population-based Analysis Van Praet, et al: Acute Perimyocarditis in a Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults Chang, et al: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Increases the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: Truth or Illusion? McCormick and Choi: Racial Disparities in the Modern Gout Epidemic ​ April 2022 Featured articles:​ Exarchou, et al: Lifestyle Factors and Disease Activity Over Time in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: The SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210046 van Vollenhoven, et al: Efficacy and Safety of Ustekinumab in Patients With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results of a Phase II Open-label Extension Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210805 Giancane, et al: Anakinra in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Long-term Safety From the Pharmachild Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210563 Barber, et al: Best Practices for Virtual Care: A Consensus Statement From the Canadian Rheumatology Association - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211017 Zickuhr and Mandell: Rheumatology Education Needs a Splash of Color - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211233 Li, et al: Brain Abscess Due to Nocardia in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210971 ​ March 2022 Featured articles:​ te Kampe, et al: Outcomes of Care Among Patients With Gout in Europe: A Cross-sectional Survey - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210009 Stransky, et al: Exploring Family Planning, Parenting, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Men With Rheumatic Diseases - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210785 Beckers, et al: Performance of 3 Composite Measures for Disease Activity in Peripheral Spondyloarthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210075 Sun, et al: Long-term Risk of Heart Failure and Other Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210677 Curtis, et al: Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Autoimmune Conditions Treated With Systemic Therapies: A Population-based Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210888 Gunasuntharam: Why Should It Be Different From the Other Side? A Parent and Pediatrician’s Perspective of a Child With Kawasaki Disease - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211159 Lazarou, et al: Adult-onset Acute Calcific Discitis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210838 Khanna: Remission in Gout: Concepts From a Patient Perspective - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211285 Coates and Tillett: How Should We Measure Peripheral Spondyloarthritis? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211043 ​February 2022 Featured articles:​ Rosenbaum, et al: The Interplay Between COVID-19 and Spondyloarthritis or Its Treatment - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210742 van der Heijde, et al: Radiographic Progression of Structural Joint Damage Over 5 Years of Baricitinib Treatment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From RA-BEYOND - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210346 van der Meer, et al: Extraskeletal Manifestations in Axial Spondyloarthritis Are Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes Despite the Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210308 Haddad, et al: The Association of Psoriatic Arthritis With All-cause Mortality and Leading Causes of Death in Psoriatic Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210159 Yazdanyar, et al: Risk of 30-day Readmission After Knee or Hip Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis by Non-Medicare and Medicare Payer Status - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201370 Perez Acosta et al: Cystic Ganglionosis in a 3-year-old Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210558 Leung: Is Psoriatic Arthritis Associated With Higher Risk of Mortality? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210963 January 2022 Featured articles:​ Bermas, et al: COVID-19 in Pregnant Women With Rheumatic Disease: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210480 Hazlewood, et al: Heterogeneity in Patient Characteristics and Differences in Treatment Across 4 Canadian Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohorts - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201688 Panopoulos, et al: Anti-interleukin 6 Therapy Effect for Refractory Joint and Skin Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Real-world, Single-center Experience - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210273 Lieber, et al: Evaluation of a Patient-reported Frailty Tool in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201466 Philpott, et al: Synovitis Is Associated With Constant Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Study of OMERACT Knee Ultrasound Scores - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210285 Fernandes, et al: Tuberculosis Presenting as an Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sciatic Nerve in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Taking Etanercept - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210540 Sammaritano: The Effect of COVID-19 Illness on Pregnant Patients With Rheumatic Disease: Early Reassuring Data - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211050 December 2021 Featured articles:​ Kremer, et al: The Clinical Disease Activity Index and the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 for Achievement of Treatment Strategies - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200692 Müskens, et al: Does Etanercept Biosimilar Prescription in a Rheumatology Center Bend the Medication Cost Curve? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200565 Gladman, et al: Oligoarticular vs Polyarticular Psoriatic Arthritis: A Longitudinal Study Showing Similar Characteristics - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210434 Showalter, et al: Esophageal Dilation and Other Clinical Factors Associated With Pulmonary Function Decline in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210533 Holyer, et al: What Represents Treatment Efficacy in Long-term Studies of Gout Flare Prevention? An Interview Study of People With Gout - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210476 Tam et al: My Hips Hurt: An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Groin Pain in an Adolescent Boy - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210362 Ferreira, et al: Definition of Treatment Targets in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is It Time for Reappraisal? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210050 Jacobs, et al: Unravelling the Cost of Biological Strategies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Kaleidoscope of Methodologies, Interpretations, and Interests - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201510 ​ November 2021 Featured articles:​ Colantonio, et al: Higher Serum Urate Levels Are Associated With an Increased Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210139 Ochi, et al: Similarity of Response to Biologics Between Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (EORA) and Non-EORA Elderly Patients: From the FIRST Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201135 Tanaka, et al: Effects of Denosumab in Japanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Conventional Antirheumatic Drugs: 36-month Extension of a Phase III Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201376 Ye, et al: Measuring Physical Function in Psoriatic Arthritis: Comparing the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire to the Health Assessment Questionnaire–Disability Index - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200927 Concha, et al: Changes in Treatments and Outcomes After Implementation of a National Universal Access Program for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210011 Meara, et al: A Case of Chilblains-like Lesions Post SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210226 Liu: Serum Uric Acid: A Murderer or Bystander for Cardiac-related Mortality? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210695 Berard and Batthish: Addressing Healthcare Quality in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With a Universal Access Program - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210658 October 2021 Featured articles:​ Safy-Khan, et al: Current Smoking Negatively Affects the Response to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Dose-responsive Way, Independently of Concomitant Prednisone Use - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200213 Mease, et al: Comparison of Men and Women With Axial Spondyloarthritis in the US-based Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201549 Feher, et al: Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210040 Mohajer, et al: Metabolic Syndrome and Osteoarthritis Distribution in the Hand Joints: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210189 Fernández-Ávila, et al: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Rheumatology Practice in Latin America - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201623https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201623 Gilvaz et al: A Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection During Treatment With Tofacitinib - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200730 Jansen, et al: Smoking and Methotrexate Inefficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: What About Underlying Molecular Mechanisms? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210217 Leung: Gender Differences in Disease Activity and Impact in Axial Spondyloarthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210564​ September 2021 Featured articles:​ Myasoedova, et al: Improved Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in the 2000s: A Population-based Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200842 Karmacharya, et al: Diagnostic Delay in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-based Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201199 Clément, et al: Real-world Risk of Relapse of Giant Cell Arteritis Treated With Tocilizumab: A Retrospective Analysis of 43 Patients - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200595 Master, et al: Joint Association of Moderate-to-vigorous Intensity Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Incident Functional Limitation: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201250 Sheth et al: Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200806 Bathon: Is the Gap in Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis Really Closing? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210366 Villiger: Giant Cell Arteritis: Real-life Experience - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210334 Gazitt, et al: Spinal Stenosis Caused by Calcinosis in a Patient With Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201389 De Boer and Goekoop: Posttraumatic Chylous Knee Effusion - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191050 August 2021 Featured articles:​ Vu, et al: Impact of Comorbid Conditions on Healthcare Expenditure and Work-related Outcomes in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200231 Taylor, et al: A Phase III Randomized Study of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201088 Falasinnu, et al: The Problem of Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Explication of the Role of Biopsychosocial Mechanisms - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200595 Hazlewood, et al: Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendation for the Use of COVID-19 Vaccination for Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210288 Aljaberi et al: Maintaining Hepatitis B Protection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Rheumatology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200283 Bechman, et al: The COVID-19 Vaccine Landscape: What a Rheumatologist Needs to Know - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210106 Rahman: Why Do Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Suffer Pain? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210057 Awqati, et al: Ulcerative Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis in the Setting of Positive Transcriptional Intermediary Factor 1-γ Antibody - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200399 Shinoda, et al: Widespread Mechanic’s Hands in Antisynthetase Syndrome With Anti-OJ Antibody - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201043 July 2021 Featured articles:​ Pathi, et al: The Rheumatoid Arthritis Gene Expression Signature Among Women Who Improve or Worsen During Pregnancy: A Pilot Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201128 Stovall, et al: Relation of NSAIDs, DMARDs, and TNF Inhibitors for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis to Risk of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200453 Mehta, et al: Giant Cell Arteritis and COVID-19: Similarities and Discriminators. A Systematic Literature Review - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200766 Widdifield, et al: Feminization of the Rheumatology Workforce: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Patient Volumes, Practice Sizes, and Physician Remuneration - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201166 Bachiller-Corral et al: Risk of Severe COVID-19 Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200755 Ornetti, et al: Perforating Rheumatoid Nodule Mimicking Malignant Soft-tissue Mass of the Forearm - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201290 Guillaune-Czitrom, et al: A Recurrent Central Band Keratopathy in a Child - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200462 June 2021 Featured articles:​ Xie, et al: Benefits of Methotrexate Use on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191326 Jørgensen, et al: Relation Between Fatigue and ACR Response in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy: A Population-based Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191107 Dominguez, et al: Relationship Between Genetic Risk and Age of Diagnosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200002 Coffey, et al: Hospitalization Rates Are Highest in the First 5 Years of Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Population-based Cohort (1980–2016) - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200737 Singh and Cleveland: Hospitalized Infections in People With Osteoarthritis: A National US Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191383 May 2021 Featured articles:​ Ozen, et al: The Risk of Cardiovascular Events Associated With Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200265 Ogdie, et al: Descriptive Comparisons of the Effect of Apremilast and Methotrexate Monotherapy in Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis: The Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry Results - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191209 Kim, et al: Lupus Low Disease Activity State Achievement Is Important for Reducing Adverse Outcomes in Pregnant Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200802 Mossel, et al: Clinical Phenotyping of Primary Sjögren Syndrome Patients Using Salivary Gland Ultrasonography: Data From the RESULT Cohort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200482 Panwar et al: Whole-body MRI Quantification for Assessment of Bone Lesions in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Patients Treated With Pamidronate: A Prevalence, Reproducibility, and Responsiveness Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200329 April 2021 Featured articles:​ Barber, et al: Evaluating Quality of Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Population of Alberta Using System-level Performance Measures - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200420 Liu, et al: Physical Activity and Attitudes Toward Exercise in People With Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200354 Harkey, et al: A Decline in Walking Speed Is Associated With Incident Knee Replacement in Adults With and at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200176 Mendel, et al: CanVasc Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody-associated Vasculitis: 2020 Update - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200721 Gkrouzman, et al: Antiphospholipid Antibody Profile Stability Over Time: Prospective Results From the APS ACTION Clinical Database and Repository - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200513 March 2021 Featured articles:​ Almaghlouth, et al: Propensity Score Methods in Rare Disease: A Demonstration Using Observational Data in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200254 Faye, et al: Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Autoimmune Disease and COVID-19: A Matched Cohort Study From New York City - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200989 Grosse, et al: Evaluation of Bone Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Ultrasound Score for Erosions Versus the Modified Sharp/van der Heijde Score for Erosions - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200286 Liew, et al: Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Axial Spondyloarthritis Versus the General Population: A Cross-sectional Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200188 van Leeuwen, et al: Association Between Centromere- and Topoisomerase-specific Immune Responses and the Degree of Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis - 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doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180986 Ying, et al: VA SSc stroke risk - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181311 Mills, et al: Rheumatic diseases and pregnancy - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181067 Author Interviews Q & A: Catherine Bakewell, MD, Sibel Zehra Aydin, MD, Lihi Eder, MD, PhD, and Gurjit S. Kaeley, MBBS, MRCP, RhMSUS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Dr. Catherine Bakewell from the Intermountain Healthcare Medical Group Salt Lake Clinic, Dr. Sibel Zehra Aydin from the University of Ottawa, Dr. Lihi Eder at the Women’s College Hospital, and Dr. Gurjit S. Kaeley from the University of Florida about their and their co-authors' review article "Imaging Techniques: Options for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Treatment of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis". For the full article: Imaging Techniques: Options for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Treatment of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis by Catherine Bakewell, Sibel Zehra Aydin, Veena K. Ranganath, Lihi Eder and Gurjit S. Kaeley. [Read the full transcript.] For the video interview: Viewing Rheum Q & A: Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MSc Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Dr. Daniel K. White from the University of Delaware about his and his co-authors' editorial "Walk At Least 10 Minutes a Day for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: Recommendation for Minimal Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic". For the full article: Walk At Least 10 Minutes a Day for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: Recommendation for Minimal Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jason T. Jakiela, Esther J. Waugh, and Daniel K. White. [Read the full transcript.] For the video interview: Viewing Rheum Q & A: Dr. Roberto Caricchio, MD Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Dr. Roberto Caricchio from Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University about his and his co-author's letter Rheumatologists and Pulmonologists at Temple University Weather the COVID-19 Storm Together. For the full article: Rheumatologists and Pulmonologists at Temple University Weather the COVID-19 Storm Together by Roberto Caricchio and Gerard J. Criner. [Read the full transcript.] For the video interview: Viewing Rheum Q & A: Drs. Michael S. Putman, MD, and Eric M. Ruderman, MD Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Drs. Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman from Northwestern University about their editorial Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis. For the full article: Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis by Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman. [Read the full transcript.] For the video interview: Viewing Rheum Q & A: Drs. Rosie Scuccimarri, MD, Evelyn Sutton, MD, and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, MB, ChB Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Drs. Rosie Scuccimarri from McGill University, Evelyn Sutton from Dalhousie University, and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles from McGill University about their editorial Hydroxychloroquine: A Potential Ethical Dilemma for Rheumatologists during the COVID-19 Pandemic. For the full article: Hydroxychloroquine: A Potential Ethical Dilemma for Rheumatologists during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Rosie Scuccimarri, Evelyn Sutton, and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles. [Read the full transcript.] For the video interview: Viewing Rheum back to top Audio Abstracts Dr. James T. Rosenbaum For the full article: The Effect of HLA-B27 on Susceptibility and Severity of Covid-19 by James T. Rosenbaum, Hedley Hamilton, Michael H. Weisman, John D. Reveille, Kevin L. Winthrop, and Dongseok Choi. [Read the full transcript.] Dr. Niv Ben-Shabat, BMSc For the full article: Mortality among Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Large-scale Population-based Cohort Study by Niv Ben-Shabat, Shmuel Tiosano, Ora Shovman, Doron Comaneshter, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Arnon D. Cohen and Howard Amital Dr. Gisele Vajgel, MD For the full article: Effect of a Single Apolipoprotein L1 Gene Nephropathy Variant on the Risk of Advanced Lupus Nephritis in Brazilians by Gisele Vajgel, Suelen Cristina Lima, Diego Jeronimo S. Santana, Camila B.L. Oliveira, Denise Maria N. Costa, Pamela J. Hicks, Maria Alina G.M. Cavalcante, Carl D. Langefeld, Lucila Maria Valente, Sergio Crovella, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn, Barry I. Freedman and Paula Sandrin-Garcia Dr. Paula Muilu, MD For the full article: Opioid Use among Patients with Early Inflammatory Arthritides Compared to the General Population by Paula Muilu, Vappu Rantalaiho, Hannu Kautiainen, Lauri Juhani Virta and Kari Puolakka. [Read the full transcript.] Dr. Marie Skougaard, MD For the full article: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquire Sustainable Skills for Home Monitoring: A Prospective Dual-country Cohort Study (ELECTOR Clinical Trial I) by Marie Skougaard, Henning Bliddal, Robin Christensen, Karen Ellegaard, Sabrina M. Nielsen, Jakub Zavada, Sabina Oreska, Niels S. Krogh, Christian C. Holm, Merete L. Hetland, Jiri Vencovsky, Henrik Røgind, Peter C. Taylor and Henrik Gudbergsen. [Read the full transcript.] back to top Techniques Dr. Edward C. Keystone, MD, FRCP(C) For the full article: The Dorsal 4-finger Technique: A Novel Method to Examine Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mohammed A. Omair, Pooneh Akhavan, Ali Naraghi, Shikha Mittoo, Juan Xiong, Deborah Weber, Daming Lin, Melissa Weber, and Edward C. Keystone. 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