June 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 authors Yasaman Emad, Nicola Dalbeth, John Weinman, Trudie Chalder and Keith J. Petrie about their article "Why Do Patients With Gout Not Take Allopurinol?" -doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210950 This month’s selections also include: Using FibroScan to Assess for the Development of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Arthritis on Methotrexate: A Single-center Experience - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211281 Central Obesity in Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Missing Link to Understanding Worse Outcomes in Women? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211062 The Challenge of Addressing the Rheumatology Workforce Shortage - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220300 Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy With Lupus Knowledge and the Creation of the Lupus Knowledge Assessment Test - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210708 Why Do Patients With Gout Not Take Allopurinol? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210950 Dr. Li et al reply - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211185 To read these, and other full articles visit www.jrheum.org. Music by David Hilowitz