Kate Shanaghan

Medical illustrator and Nigerian medical student Chidiebere Ibe discussed the global need for diversity in medical illustrations in a panel hosted by ConcentricLife.

Researchers assessed children age 7 to 17 years with chronic pain and PTSS to explore the effects of “benefit finding” — ie, perceiving the benefits of adverse experiences.

Researchers sought to examine the incidence and characteristics of chronic pain lasting at least 3 months and high-impact chronic pain that limits activities of everyday life.

Researchers compared the efficacy and safety of various ketorolac dosing regimens to determine optimal treatment for acute pain in the emergency department.

Researchers investigated the relationship between pain beliefs and risk for disability payment among eldercare workers in The Netherlands.

In a prospective study, researchers identified predictors of severe flare among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

The prevalence of extra-musculoskeletal manifestations as well as their link to diagnostic delays was examined in patients with ankylosing spondylitis vs psoriatic arthritis.

The association between antimalarial use and treatment with biologics or Janus kinase inhibitors was assessed among patients with RA.

The 10-year safety and efficacy of etanercept was studied among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Researchers compared the health-related quality of life among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitides, rheumatoid arthritis, and healthy individuals.

Researchers studied the effect of the addition of prednisone to methotrexate in terms of common MTX side effects in rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers studied the effect of statins on vascular inflammation on FDG-PET/CT in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.

In a prospective population-based study, researchers studied the link between maternal rheumatoid arthritis and offspring autism spectrum disorder.

Researchers assessed the clinical benefits of digital health applications in rheumatoid arthritis.

The risk for hip fracture was compared between those who initiated melatonin vs those who initiated hypnotic benzodiazepines.

Researchers studied the effect of central sensitization on disease activity, quality of life, and clinical parameters in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Researchers assessed the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in double- or triple-vaccinated patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

The association between levothyroxine use and MRI biomarkers for thigh muscle mass was studied among patients at risk for knee osteoarthritis.