Justin Cooper

Nearly 40% of children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with intra-articular corticosteroids required no additional therapy, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy

The share of images depicting dark skin tones in commonly referenced rheumatology educational materials has grown 40.6% since 2020, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research

Patients with immune-mediated diseases have higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia and pre-term delivery, with lupus and systemic sclerosis conferring the largest risks, according to data published in Rheumatology

Nearly three-quarters of patients with systemic sclerosis demonstrate symptom burden that met the threshold for needing specialist palliative care, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research

Rheumatologists should turn to biologics as usual treatment in patients with psoriatic arthritis who demonstrate an inadequate response to methotrexate, according to new EULAR recommendations.

Patients receiving daily tofacitinib doses of 10 mg for rheumatoid arthritis demonstrate an increased risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism, compared with those taking TNF inhibitors, according to data.

Patients with psoriatic arthritis who receive deucravacitinib report significant improvements in mental health, pain, fatigue and other outcomes vs. placebo, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research

The 2022 European Society of Cardiology risk assessment tool, when applied at baseline and follow-up, can accurately predict survival in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to data.

As much as 43% of patients with systemic sclerosis are malnourished, while 33% demonstrate severe malnutrition, according to data from an Australian study published in Rheumatology.

The power of biologics in treating rheumatoid arthritis bested the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in this year's RheumMadness tournament, coming out ahead as the most “practically perfect” nugget to carry forward into practice.