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The preamble of the World Health Organization’s constitution defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.1 An optimal state of health is considered a fundamental human right. When each human has the ability and opportunity to attain optimal health, only then can a […]

Standardization of the assessment of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has made a big difference in the comparability of clinical trials and in treatment processes in clinical practice.1–3 Disease activity is the underlying driver for radiographic progression, and functional limitations and functional disabilities may also evolve by progressive structural damage.4,5 The introduction of composite […]

Article highlights Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis remains a challenge, and new interleukin (IL) 6 inhibitors deserve special attention. IL-6 provides pleiotropic effects not only on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis but also on its comorbidities. The humanized monoclonal antibody olokizumab has a special mode of action by directly suppressing IL-6 (site III). The safety and efficacy of olokizumab were confirmed in large international randomized trials both in biologically naïve patients […]

Biologics are medications derived from biological sources used to treat several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. These medications interfere with autoimmune processes by inhibiting specific molecular or cellular targets. They are highly effective medications, mostly used in cases of moderate-to-severe disease activity. As such, biologics have revolutionized the treatment of and transformed outcomes for patients with rheumatological […]

Dear readers I am delighted to take on the mantle of Editor-in-Chief for touchREVIEWS in RMD and am grateful to have this opportunity to share some details of my background and my passion for great medical education with you. My first job after leaving school was to work (very briefly) for an estate agent in […]

Prof. Ori Elkayam (Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel) kindly took the time to speak with touchIMMUNOLOGY about the current EULAR recommendations for vaccination in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease. This information is brought to you by Touch Medical Media and is not sponsored by, nor a part of, the American College of […]

It is increasingly recognized that autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) can affect people of any age, starting from early childhood and continuing until later in life. Furthermore, in recent decades, it has become apparent that Sjögren disease (SjD), commonly diagnosed in women aged 35–50 years old, can also affect men of all ages, as well as […]

International experts from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) have recently partnered to produce the much-anticipated classification criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), which were published in Arthritis & Rheumatology in August 2023.1 Prior to the publication of the new ACR/EULAR APS classification criteria, research studies used the Sapporo criteria, […]