Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease, and approximately 30%-40% of patients develop pulmonary complications such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but the causal relationship between the two has long been unclear. A team from Taizhou Hospital in Zhejiang Province conducted a study using multiple omics methods, including bidirectional Mendelian randomization, transcriptomics, and single-cell RNA sequencing.

On behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), we express deep concern over recent developments at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that appear to undermine the agency’s longstanding commitment to science-based public health policy.

Young adults who experience grinding or clicking sounds in their knees post-surgery may be alarmed, but new research from La Trobe University suggests these sounds may not signal early-onset osteoarthritis. Knee crepitus, the sound of cracking or grinding in the knee joint is very common across all age groups.