Pediatrics
Guidelines
COVID-19 vaccination recommended for rheumatology patients
The threat posed by COVID-19 for people with rheumatic diseases outweighs concerns about vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, says the American College...
Latest News
Steroid and immunoglobulin standard of care for MIS-C
The combination treatment failed in only 9% of cases while immunoglobulins alone failed in 38% of cases.
Latest News
Teenagers get in the queue for COVID-19 vaccines
Several drug companies are planning to begin trials in children and adolescents.
From the Journals
Are diagnosticians chasing COVID-linked zebras and missing horses?
In their desire to not miss MIS-C, doctors triggered a cascade of specialty consultations, follow-up testing, and an unwarranted diagnostic...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA alert confirms heart and cancer risks with tofacitinib (Xeljanz)
Completed safety clinical trial shows occurrence of heart-related events and cancer in RA patients taking the Janus kinase inhibitor is higher...
Feature
Dan Kastner wins Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis
Dr. Kastner received the award for identifying the mechanisms responsible for familial Mediterranean fever, tumor necrosis factor receptor–...
Feature
Tofacitinib for RA misses the mark in safety study
Pfizer announced primary outcome results for major adverse cardiovascular events and cancers in postmarketing ORAL Surveillance study.
From the Journals
Maternal autoimmune disease raises children’s risk of ADHD
Combined cohort study and meta-analysis show increased ADHD risk in children whose mothers had type 1 diabetes, hyperthyroidism, or psoriasis.
From the Journals
Data call for biologics trials in undertreated juvenile arthritis subtype
Many children with enthesitis-related arthritis have significant disease burden despite treatment with biologics currently approved for adults...
Guidelines
EULAR recommendations define strategies to improve adherence in RMDs
A task force put together four overarching principles and nine points to consider to address adherence to both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic...
From the Journals
Teenage bone density declines following sleeve gastrectomy
These patients may never reach peak bone mass.