Rheumatologists know HCQ as the single most useful agent for lupus, and ophthalmologists know HCQ as a preventable cause of retinopathy that can result in blindness. Ophthalmologists, not rheumatologists, published the latest guidelines. READ MORE

During Monday’s Paul Klemperer, MD Memorial Lecture, Josef S. Smolen, MD, discussed the pathways to joint destruction in RA and reviewed evidence supporting the relationship between clinical disease activity and progression of articular damage. READ MORE

Filgotinib, an oral selective Janus kinase 1b(JAK1) inhibitor, showed positive results in a phase II placebo-controlled study for active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). READ MORE

Celiac disease is a unique model of autoimmune disease. It’s the only autoimmune disease for which the trigger is known. READ MORE

More research is needed using multisite, different research designs, and involvement of people with scleroderma to determine evidence-based non-pharmaceutical interventions for scleroderma, according to this year’s ARHP Distinguished Lecturer. READ MORE

The central role of the adipocyte in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis was the focus of this year’s Oscar S. Gluck, MD Memorial Lecture by Clifford J. Rosen, MD. READ MORE

Rachel L. Glaser, MD, Clinical Team Leader, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products for the FDA, reviewed the results from the PRECISION trial and other studies impacting rheumatology. READ MORE

The team of Jean Liew, MD, Joanna Marco, MD, and Grant Hughes, MD, from the Univeristy of Washington held off the Cuse Crusaders and defending champion House of DMARDs on Monday. READ MORE

Research on a range of inflammatory conditions has led to insights with far reaching practical implications that are changing the way rheumatologists think about autoinflammatory diseases. READ MORE

The Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) is beginning to see early data from its network of investigators working in rheumatology. Some of that early data will be shared at an ACR Basic Science track session on Tuesday. READ MORE