Invisible illness/MCTD

10/13/2026

💥Young Adult Collective -MSU Young Adult Collective Power Hour 💥

Join fellow young adults living with Myositis for a private, real-time group video support session. This is a safe, supportive space to connect with others who understand what it’s like to navigate young adulthood with a chronic illness. Share your experiences, challenges, and thoughts—from managing symptoms and medical appointments to balancing work, school, and relationships—with a focus on connection and empowerment.

Support sessions are never recorded. These are private, real-time video support sessions with others like you. This session is open to all young adults (ages 18–40) living with any form of Myositis.

Sessions are held on the 2nd Monday of Each Month on Zoom.
1-Hour Session Only — designed to respect the busy lives of young adults who are working, raising families, studying, or doing it all.

📅Monday, August 11th
⏲️7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT
👉To Register visit, https://understandingmyositis.org/event/young-adults-with-myositis-msu-ya-collective-power-hour-2/2026-10-12/

Registration is required. After registering, you’ll receive an email with the link and details to join. Please see the registration link below.

You are not required to turn on your camera or speak—participate in the way that feels best to you.

10/13/2026

You don’t have to handle everything on your own.

Living with a chronic illness can be overwhelming, especially when you have to manage medical appointments, medications, treatments, and everything else life brings.

If things become too much, please remember that it is okay to ask for help. Reach out to your family, friends, or someone you trust, whether you need someone to accompany you to an appointment, help with daily tasks, or simply listen when you need to talk.

You don’t have to wait until you are exhausted before allowing someone to support you. Asking for help does not make you weak or a burden, and you deserve the same care and understanding that you give to others.

Please remember to take care of yourself, too. You deserve to rest without feeling guilty, enjoy moments of happiness, and live a life that is more than your illness and responsibilities.

You don’t have to prove your strength by doing everything alone. Sometimes, strength means accepting help, taking things one day at a time, and allowing the people who care about you to stand beside you.

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

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10/13/2026

Congratulations to Jane E. Salmon, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery, recipient of the Distinguished Basic/Translational Investigator Award.

This award recognizes an investigator whose outstanding contributions have advanced basic and translational research in rheumatology. Dr. Salmon’s work reflects the scientific rigor, discovery, and collaboration that move the field forward and help build a stronger future for people living with rheumatic diseases.

10/13/2026

Brida

10/13/2026

Your weekly recap of new rheum research in A&R:

Role of oral GC exposure in SLE organ damage differs across organ domains
https://doi.org/10.1002/art.70360

Plasma calprotectin as a marker of inflammation in RA
https://doi.org/10.1002/art.70357

MSCs alleviate SSc via immunometabolic reprogramming
https://doi.org/10.1002/art.70359

Outcomes of tapering b/tsDMARDs in RA
https://doi.org/10.1002/art.70363

10/13/2026

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10/13/2026

Lots of new research to catch up on in AC&R:

NLP algorithm to classifying medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw and detect drug holidays
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80173

Longitudinal patterns of RA joint involvement
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80174

Survival outcomes in older adults with axSpA and concomitant cancer
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80178

Positive affect associated with better physical function in early RA
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80182

Perspectives on physical therapy use in rheumatology care for RA
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80181

Variation in outcomes across the range of low disease activity in CDAI scores
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80177

Estimated prevalence and incidence of hand OA using free-text data from primary care EHR
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80183

Relationships of PTSD with RA differs by smoking status
https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80184