Extended Issue 3

Ashira D. Blazer, MD, discussed the origins and realities of modern-day racism and racial disparities in healthcare, including how to navigate negative behaviors such as microaggression and gaslighting.

For the general population, lower cholesterol, particularly lower LDL cholesterol, is good news for cardiovascular risk. Christina Charles-Schoeman, MD, MS, and Jorge Plutzky, MD, explained its impact on patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.

John Aucott, MD, and Sheila Arvikar, MD, discussed testing and treatment options for Lyme disease, as well as the ramifications of Lyme arthritis, post-infection syndromes, and other conditions at ACR Convergence.