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 month’s selections include:

Toward Defining Primary and Secondary Nonresponse in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Anti-TNF: Results from the BioTRAC and OBRI Registries by Edward C. Keystone, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Mohammad Movahedi, Angela Cesta, Melissa Stutz, John S. Sampalis, Francois Nantel, Karina Maslova and Claire Bombardier DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190102

Insurance Payer Type and Patient Income Are Associated with Outcomes after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Jasvinder A. Singh and John D. Cleveland DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190287

Retinal Complications in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Antimalarial Drugs by Elvis-Raymond Mukwikwi, Christian A. Pineau, Evelyne Vinet, Ann E. Clarke, Emil Nashi, Fares Kalache, Louis-Pierre Grenier and Sasha Bernatsky DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181102

Renal Parenchymal Thickness in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Is Related to Intrarenal Hemodynamic Variables and Raynaud Renal Phenomenon by Antonietta Gigante, Biagio Barbano, Maria Ludovica Gasperini, Viviana Zingaretti, Rosario Cianci and Edoardo Rosato DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190165

Changes in the Presentation of Incident Gout and the Risk of Subsequent Flares: A Population-based Study over 20 Years by Mohanad M. Elfishawi, Nour Zleik, Zoran Kvrgic, Clement J. Michet Jr., Cynthia S. Crowson, Eric L. Matteson and Tim Bongartz DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190346

The Rheumatologist’s Role in COVID-19 by Randy Q. Cron and W. Winn Chatham DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200334

Possible Consequences of a Shortage of Hydroxychloroquine for Lupus Patients Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by Christine A. Peschken https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200395

Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis by Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200411

To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

Music by David Hilowitz