December 2022 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Carolina A. Isnardi about her article "Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Third Vaccine in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Had No Seroconversion After Primary 2-Dose Regimen With Inactivated or Vector-Based Vaccines" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220469 This month’s selections also include: Relationship Between Inflammation and Radiographic Progression in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Attaining a BASDAI of Less Than 4 During Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220157 Development and Initial Validation of a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus–Specific Measure of the Extent of and Reasons for Medication Nonadherence - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220399 Physical Activity Associates With Lower Systemic Inflammatory Gene Expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220050 Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Allopurinol Dose Escalation to Achieve Target Serum Urate in People With Gout - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220270 Rusty and Wooden - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220971 Extravascular Necrotizing Granuloma: A Diagnostic Clue for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211367 To read these, and other full articles visit www.jrheum.org. Music by David Hilowitz