May 2019 Editor's Picks

The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This months selections include: Associations Between Methotrexate Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis with the accompanying editorial Methotrexate in Our Hearts. Cost-effective Tapering Algorithm in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Combination of Multibiomarker Disease Activity Score and Autoantibody Status with the accompanying editorial Value of the Multibiomarker Disease Activity Score to Predict Remission in RA: What Does the Evidence Show? Disease Damage Influences Cardiovascular Risk Reclassification Based on Carotid Ultrasound in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Position Statement: A Pragmatic Approach for Medical Cannabis and Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Standardizing Terminology and Assessment for Orofacial Conditions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: International, Multidisciplinary Consensus-based Recommendations To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org Music by David Hilowitz