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The British Society for Rheumatology has issued its first guideline dedicated solely to pain in inflammatory arthritis (IA)—covering RA, PsA, axial SpA and JIA.Read Article
Updated Guidance for Artificial Intelligence Use in Medical Publications
JAMA has updated its guidance for the acceptable use of artificial intelligence (AI) in authoring a medical publication. Despite growing AI use, very low rates of disclosure of AI use have been reported. This update provides specific information about what is permitted and not permitted, and what needs to be disclosed.
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"Be so good they can't ignore you." - Steve Martin https://t.co/lMRAY57rW9
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"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires" - William Arthur Ward https://t.co/tvpFWtNR7K
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POETYK PsA-1: Deucravacitinib in Biologic-Naïve PsA
POETYK PsA-1 trial tested the disease modifying efficacy of deucravacitinib, a tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, in PsA patients and was shown to be superior vs to placebo for clinical responses, patient-reported outcomes, https://t.co/VjwpCVKPz0
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Study of 364 Japanese myositis (IIM) pts - 42 (11.4%) had cancer-assoc myositis (CAM); 30/42 Dx w/in ±1 yr of IIM. CA risk incr ±3 yrs of IIM (SIR 2.54), highest 1st yr (SIR 8.66). 5 factors predicted CAM: TIF1γ +, ^CRP, dermatomyositis, older age, +FHx CA (AUC 0.86; sensitivity https://t.co/9ojTWTK5kO
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Congratulations to Dr. Edoardo Cipolletta (U Nottingham) - winner of Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease Best PhD Thesis Award. Read his insightful interview on his reasearch on #gout. https://t.co/5i3hEV6PJX https://t.co/XV5trvEonW
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Substudy of 131 Still’s dz pts from the Autoinflammatory Dz (AIDA) registry. 38% underdosed w/ canakinumab (CAN) vs 62% appropriately dosed (300 mg q4wks or 4 mg/kg). Underdosed CAN had lower odds of long-term remission & D/C CAN (3.9% vs 19%) https://t.co/l94zB9NkKv https://t.co/D8FNUXS0nv
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CDC warns of an association betw severe CNS arboviral disease, w/ neurologic sequelae in pts receiving anti-CD20 mAbs (rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, obinutuzumab, etc). West Nile virus was the most common arbovirus, but there are others; mortality up to 40%. Most arbovirus https://t.co/WWg41fsRgr
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Evaluating Inflammatory Joint Pain in Older Adults
Lee, Levinson, and Makris have published an approach to evaluating inflammatory joint pain in older adults in JAMA Internal Medicine. While intended to be a practical guide for primary care clinicians, the tenets and clues ring true for all.
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Wealth and Where you Live Influences Outcomes
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Patients from wealthier European countries tend to start treatment with biologics earlier but also stop or switch treatment earlier. They also experience lower disease activity at treatment start than patients in middle- and low-income countries.
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From 1975 -2025, incidence of Kawasaki dz (KD) increased 16.1-fold in Japan, KD cases 15 032 and& 14 809 in 2023 & 2024, but during COVID #s dropped to 10 333 in 2022. KD #s rebounded after the COVID-19: Infants showed minimal changes, but kids 5-9 had the greatest increase https://t.co/j0BL2ZELXn
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Simple infographic on the MOA of deucravacitinib (Sotyktu). https://t.co/fXbxMAzvAE https://t.co/6IvA0Xz3m2
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MoonLake announced positive phase 3 data from its IZAR-1 RCT using its dual A/F IL-17 inhibitor sonelokimab, showing significant responses at week 16: 66% ACR20, 42% ACR50, 41% minimal disease activity (MDA), & 61% PASI90 at week 16. a 2nd IZAR-2 PsA RCT is in progress https://t.co/eX0cxekRKG
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NP Salaries: in 7 specialties, NPs now avg >$150,000/yr, with the avg annual salary surpassing $137,000 in 2026 according toBureau of Labor Statistics. https://t.co/LlGFxkvEj5 https://t.co/h5bKsrnm4k
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Multimodal & multidisciplinary Tx (MMT) are underutilized in adults w/ chronic pain. Study of 347 Chr pain pts - 60% used non-opioid meds; 29% used opioids & only 11% MMT. Older age & high intensity pain assoc w/ Opioids. MMT had more complex pain w/ greater pain interference, https://t.co/iF0UQeut9b
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Systemic Burden of Gout
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JAMA has updated its guidance for the acceptable use of AI in authoring a Medical Publication. Despite growing AI use, very low rates of disclosure of AI use have been reported. This is about what is permitted & not permitted & what needs to be disclosed. https://t.co/zti0OnvBV0 https://t.co/Y1C3MfJ27c
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What's New in Lyme Disease
JAMA has published an overview of new considerations on Lyme disease, focusing on Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Prevention.
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JAMA Patient Education Page on:
Therapeutic Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids https://t.co/s6F7B9qLfr https://t.co/lpLGozJgvi
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At first, it seemed similar to many other such sessions – a circle of folding chairs, a group of colleagues whose visages exuded understanding and acceptance – but this was special. I started the meeting…. “Hi, my name is Artie.”
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Make Rheum for Rads: Autoimmune ILD Diagnosis, Monitoring, and the Patient Experience
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Drs. Elizabeth Volkmann and Robert Suh explore the roles rheumatologists and radiologists play in diagnosing and monitoring autoimmune ILD and hear from a patient about her experience.
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A JAKi After TNFi Failure in RA: SELECT-SWITCH at Week 12
Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact
Dr. Christina Charles-Schoeman and Dr. Manish Jain are back to discuss treatment considerations after TNFi failure in RA. Join them as they review the latest data from SELECT-SWITCH, including post hoc results in primary and secondary nonresponders presented at EULAR 2026.
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