The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Sofie Gernaat about her and her co-author’s article "Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk in Pregnant Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210087

This month’s selections also include:

Movahedi, et al: Physician- and Patient-reported Effectiveness Are Similar for Tofacitinib and TNFi in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data From a Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211066

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 - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210709

Thompson, et al: Modifiable Factors and Incident Gout Across Ethnicity Within a Large Multiethnic Cohort of Older Adults - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210394

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 - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211148

Van Praet, et al: Acute Perimyocarditis in a Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210850

Chang, et al: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Increases the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: Truth or Illusion? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211374

McCormick and Choi: Racial Disparities in the Modern Gout Epidemic - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220173

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May 2022 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Understanding Differences in Patient Descriptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Using OMERACT Core Domains - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211409

Cigarette Smoking Increases the Prevalence of Hip Joint Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Real-World Case-Control Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220609

A Phenome-Wide Association Study of Drugs and Comorbidities Associated With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220990

Patient Care Pathways for Pregnancy in Rare and Complex Rheumatic Diseases: Results From an International Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220773

Changes in Service Delivery and Access to Rheumatologists Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Canadian Universal Healthcare Setting - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220658

July 2023 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

One-Third of European Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Reach Pain Remission  With Routine Care Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220459

Preliminary Clinical and Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis Data on Selexipag Efficacy for the Treatment of Digital Vasculopathy in Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221113

Oral Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 in Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221014

Myocarditis in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220989

Integrating PROMIS Measures in a Treat-to-Target Approach to Standardize Patient-Centered Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1176

August 2023 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Factors Associated With Maintenance of Remission Following Change From Combination Therapy to Monotherapy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1008

Renal Histopathology Associated With Kidney Failure and Mortality in Patients With Lupus Nephritis: A Long-Term Real-World Data Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220345

Traditional and Disease-Specific Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Events in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: A Multinational Retrospective Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220851

Do Patterns of Early Disease Severity Predict Grade 12 Academic Achievement in Youths With Childhood-Onset Chronic Rheumatic Diseases? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220656

An Evaluation of Burnout Among US Rheumatology Fellows: A National Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221114

September 2023 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Validating the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Score in a US Population-Based Study of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1293

Postpartum Depression in Reproductive-Age Women With and Without Rheumatic Disease: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0105

Medication Cost Concerns and Disparities in Patient-Reported Outcomes Among a Multiethnic Cohort of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0060

Precision Medicine–Based Machine Learning Analyses to Explore Optimal Exercise Therapies for Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis: Random Forest-Informed Tree-Based Learning - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1039

Biologic Sex Inequality in Rheumatology Wait Times During the COVID-19 Pandemic - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221213

October 2023 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Factors Associated With Residual Disease in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results From a Clinical Practice Registry - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0194

Long-Term Prognosis of Antimelanoma Differentiation–Associated Gene 5–Positive Dermatomyositis With Interstitial Lung Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0371

Clinically Established Temporomandibular Involvement in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0204

The Prognostic Potential of End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis and its Components to Predict Knee Replacement: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0017

Sociocultural and Economic Disparities in Physical Therapy Utilization Among Insured Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0103

November 2023 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Safety of Janus Kinase Inhibitors: A Real-World Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0145

Sleep Problems in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Metaanalysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1169

The Combination of Depression and Obesity Is Associated With Increased Incidence of Subsequent Total Knee Arthroplasty - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0367

Symptom Appraisal and Help-Seeking Among Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Qualitative Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0086

Obesity Represents a Persisting Health Issue in Axial Spondyloarthritis, Particularly Affecting Socially Disadvantaged Patients - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0137

December 2023 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Measuring What Matters: A Qualitative Study of the Relevance and Clinical Utility of PROMIS Surveys in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0184

Changes in Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Drug Survival in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis Over 15 Years - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0149

Occurrence and Prediction of Flare After Tapering of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0495

Features of Knee and Multijoint Osteoarthritis by Sex and Race/Ethnicity: A Preliminary Analysis in the Johnston County Health Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0479

Safety and Health Care Use Following COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0355

January 2024 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Plasma Cartilage Acidic Protein 1 Measured by ELISA Is Associated With the Progression to Total Joint Replacement in Postmenopausal Women - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0684

Elevated Serum Levels of Zonulin Family Peptides in Anticitrullinated Protein Antibody–Positive At-Risk Individuals Without Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0160

Use of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis With and Without Axial Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0504

Risk Factors and Incidence of Serious Infections in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Undergoing Rituximab Therapy - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0623

Psychiatric Morbidity Is Common Among Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A National Matched Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0084

February 2024 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

The Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Variations in Case Definitions Derived From Chronic Pain Phenotyping Algorithms Using Electronic Health Records - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0416

A Good Response to Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Does Not Discriminate Patients With Longstanding Axial Spondyloarthritis From Controls With Chronic Back Pain -  doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0718

Sensitivity and Specificity of Composite Indices of Remission in Male and Female Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Longitudinal Cohorts - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0786

Association of Knee Osteoarthritis and Flexion Contracture With Localized Tibial Articular Cartilage Loss: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0743

Breakthrough COVID-19 After Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0742

March 2024 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Patient-reported outcomes and PRO remission rates in 12,262 biologic-naïve patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with TNF-inhibitors in routine care - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0764

Relationship Between Adalimumab Concentrations, Antidrug Antibodies, and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0706

Factors Associated With Treatment Pathways in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Multistate Analysis of the 10-Year Follow-Up of the DESIR Cohort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0933

The Association of Stair Climbing Behaviors With Hazard of All-Cause Mortality in Adults With or At Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0818

Effect of Secukinumab and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors on Humoral Response to BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine in Patients With Spondyloarthritis Compared to Immunocompetent Controls - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0357

April 2024 Editor's Picks

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