At the Cusp of Breakthroughs,” “Game Changer,” “At Last, an Answer.” As you can tell from our headlines, so much is happening here in the Division of Rheumatology. If we […]
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of many cancers, enabling long-term remission and potentially curative responses. But there’s a downside: these drugs also can result in inflammatory syndromes […]
Never underestimate the body’s ability to compensate. We have seen this in our patients with inclusion body myositis (IBM), thanks in part to musculoskeletal ultrasound, as part of a recent […]
In Rheumatology, we have more bits of information about our patients with chronic diseases than we can manage, without help. Just one visit, for example, generates results of tests and […]
Our Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Physical Function (PROMIS PF) Minimal Disease Activity (MDA), a tool developed at Johns Hopkins and validated within our PsA cohort, allows for exquisite description of […]
In 2015, Johns Hopkins scientists proved that scleroderma is often a casualty of war: it is the unfortunate consequence of the body’s battle to fight off cancer. We have since […]