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:

Placebo Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials Katie Bechman, Mark Yates, Sam Norton, Andrew P. Cope and James B. Galloway DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190008

Metaanalyses, Network Metaanalyses, and Systematic Reviews: The Perpetual Motion Machine All Over Again Yusuf Yazici DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190900

Identification of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients in a Large Dataset: The Development and Validation of Novel Methods Jessica A. Walsh, Shaobo Pei, Gopi Penmetsa, Jared Lareno Hansen, Grant W. Cannon, Daniel O. Clegg and Brian C. Sauer DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181005

Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Evolving Story Murray B. Urowitz, Jiandong Su and Dafna D. Gladman DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180986

Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Systemic Sclerosis: A National Cohort Study of US Veterans David Ying, Milena A. Gianfrancesco, Laura Trupin, Jinoos Yazdany, Eric L. Greidinger and Gabriela Schmajuk DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181311

Perceptions of Pregnancy and Lactation from the Pregnancy and Lactation Autoimmune Network Registry Brooke S. Mills, Kathryn H. Dao, Kristen M. Tecson, Emily F. Beil, Rachel Tate and John J. Cush DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181067

To read all the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

Music by David Hilowitz