Depression is more widespread than ever in the United States, according to a new study from Gallup, showing that 18% of adults are depressed (or receiving depression treatment for depression) – an increase in 7 percentage points since 2015. 

A Danish cohort study has shown a deadly association between depression and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).   Using data from the national Danish rheumatologic database, DANBIO, they identified incident RA patients (between 2008 to 2018) and five random non-RA comparators. Drug use (antidepressants), socioeconomic status, mortality, and cause of death were identified from other registers. 

Combined cranial and large vessel ultrasound and PET/CT provided excellent accuracy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Clinicians treating patients with psoriasis should be on the lookout for certain signs that joint involvement is likely to develop, according to a new "points to consider" documentopens in a new tab or window from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR).