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Released: 1-Nov-2021 4:50 PM EDT
Black People with Systemic Sclerosis May Have More Severe Disease, Worse Prognosis
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that Black people living with systemic sclerosis may have more severe disease and worse prognosis than patients in other racial or ethnic groups.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 4:45 PM EDT
Study Finds Cycling JAK Inhibitors Effective Option for Patients with Difficult-to-Treat RA
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that people with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis who do not have success with JAK inhibitor can achieve success either cycling to other JAKi or switching to a biologic drug.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 4:40 PM EDT
Pregnant Women with Takayasu’s Arteritis and Their Babies at High Risk for Serious Complications
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that pregnant women with Takayasu’s arteritis appear to have a high prevalence of serious maternal and fetal adverse outcomes

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:55 PM EDT
Virtual Exercise Effective for People with Arthritis and Helps Them Stay Socially Connected Too
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that a virtual exercise program can be safe for people with musculoskeletal conditions, improved their health outcomes, and helped them feel more socially connected.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:55 PM EDT
Ultra-Low Dose Rituximab Controls Disease Activity for Most RA Patients in New Study
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows the majority of rheumatoid arthritis patients on an ultra-low dose of rituximab maintained low disease activity for up to 4 years, and rarely needed to switch to other biologic drugs.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:50 PM EDT
Higher Doses and Longer Use of Hydroxychloroquine Increase Risk of Severe Eye Complication
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that higher doses, longer duration of use, chronic kidney disease and Asian race could all be risk factors for retinopathy in people using hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid arthritis.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:45 PM EDT
Groundbreaking Study Reveals Clues to Predict Mortality in Rare VEXAS Syndrome
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows a relationship between genotype, bone marrow failure and survival in patients with the rare autoinflammatory disease VEXAS syndrome, which was only identified in 2020.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Hydroxychloroquine, Mainstay Lupus Treatment, Not Associated With Serious Cardiac Complication
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that hydroxychloroquine does not appear to be associated with QTc interval prolongation.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:30 PM EDT
Platelet Inhibitors May Reduce Digital Ulcers, a Common, Painful Systemic Sclerosis Complication
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that use of platelet inhibitors could be associated with a reduction in the occurrence of digital ulcers in people with systemic sclerosis.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Not Associated with Severe Disease Flare in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with severe disease flares in patients with rheumatic diseases.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 3:15 PM EDT
Biologics Now Most Common Treatment for Children with Systemic JIA, and Many Have Excellent Results
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that biologics were the most common initial treatment prescribed to treat systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients in one major registry.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 9:40 AM EDT
ACR Convergence 2021 Early Press Registration Closing October 27
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is providing complimentary registration to journalists wishing to write about studies presented at ACR Convergence 2021, the ACR’s annual meeting taking place Nov. 1 – 10.

Released: 23-Sep-2021 12:30 PM EDT
Press Registration Now Open for ACR Convergence 2021
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is providing complimentary registration to journalists wishing to write about studies presented at ACR Convergence 2021, the ACR’s annual meeting taking place Nov. 1 – 10.

Released: 15-Sep-2021 5:30 PM EDT
American College of Rheumatology Responds to 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) shared its perspective on the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program proposed rule.

Released: 11-Aug-2021 11:00 AM EDT
ACR Commends CMS Decision to Withdraw Most Favored Nation Model
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The American College of Rheumatology applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to withdraw a proposed rule to implement the “Most Favored Nation” payment model for Part B drugs.

Released: 2-Aug-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Town Hall on Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunosuppressed Patients Hosted by the American College of Rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

How effective COVID-19 vaccines have been in immunosuppressed and rheumatic disease patients remains an incompletely answered question. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has organized an expert panel to share what we are learning from real-world data and answer questions.

Released: 2-Aug-2021 11:25 AM EDT
Award-Winning Journalist and CDC Principal Investigator to Serve as ACR Convergence 2021 Keynote Speaker
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Convergence 2021, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), returns to a virtual meeting platform Nov. 1 - 10. This year’s meeting will include presentations from over 320 clinicians, researchers and health experts, including this year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Seema Yasmin.

Released: 9-Jul-2021 10:30 AM EDT
The American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Release Three New Guidelines for Treatment of Vasculitis
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

 The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released three new guidelines for the treatment and management of systemic vasculitis.

Released: 6-Jul-2021 10:20 AM EDT
ACR Co-Authors Amicus Brief in Support of North Dakota Regulating PBM Industry
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), and American Pharmacies filed an amicus brief with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of North Dakota’s efforts to regulate practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

Released: 23-Jun-2021 2:35 PM EDT
AMA Passes ACR-Led Resolution Opposing Paying Patients to Switch Treatments
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates passed a resolution developed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to oppose insurance companies providing financial incentives for patients to switch from their prescribed treatment to a payer-preferred treatment.



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