Medical Digest & Congress Report

Professor Tore K. Kvien explores the evolving landscape of biosimilars and their vital role in advancing global healthcare within rheumatology, presented at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap highlights clinical application, access strategies, and the overall impact of biosimilar therapies in improving patient outcomes and healthcare sustainability on a global scale.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:biosimilars-focus-advancing-global-health-rheumatology

Dr. Paul Whelton shares critical insights from the ESH Congress on the management of hypertension in the elderly. While high blood pressure is highly prevalent in older age and carries an elevated cardiovascular risk, clinical practice often overestimates the risks of treatment. This expert overview challenges common misconceptions, highlighting how the elderly are frequently undertreated and emphasizing the clinical benefit of proactive hypertension management in older populations.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:treating-hypertension-elderly-insights-esh-congress

Dr. Francesco Del Galdo discusses the screening, monitoring, and management of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD), presented at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap focuses on the practical application of the joint ERS/EULAR guidelines, highlighting key diagnostic steps, monitoring tools, and therapeutic strategies to handle lung involvement in clinical practice.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:screen-monitor-and-manage-ctd-ild-practical-application-erseular-guidelines-and-expert-insights

Dr. Philippe Dieudé discusses current strategies for treating interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA-ILD), presented at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap focuses on the management of pulmonary complications, the selection of appropriate immunosuppressive or antifibrotic therapies, and the clinical approach needed to stabilize lung function in these patients.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:treatment-rheumatoid-arthritis-associated-interstitial-lung-disease

Dr. José Antonio P. Da Silva discusses the importance of promoting happiness and well-being in older adults living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), presented at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap focuses on rethinking traditional care models by incorporating psychological health and positive outcomes alongside standard medical management to improve the overall quality of life for aging patients.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:promote-happiness-rethinking-care-brighter-outcomes-older-adults-rmds

Dr. Filip Van den Bosch discusses strategies for improving care in spondyloarthritis, presented at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap focuses on the practical use of a multidisciplinary approach to manage both joint symptoms and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations, such as uveitis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease, to achieve better overall patient outcomes.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:improving-care-spondyloarthritis-multidisciplinary-approach-disease-and-its-extra-musculoskeletal-manifestations

Dr. Mwidimi Ndosi provides an overview of the key Health Professionals in Rheumatology (HPR) sessions at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap highlights the main topics discussed, including collaborative care models, the expanding role of non-physician specialists, and practical strategies implemented to enhance multidisciplinary teamwork in daily clinical practice.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:hpr-sessions-eular-2026

Dr. Mwidimi Ndosi explains the role of patient-centered care in rheumatology, presented at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This recap covers the practical use of shared decision-making and how involving the patient in the care team helps improve treatment adherence and clinical outcomes.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:patient-middle

Dr. Christian Dejaco presents highly anticipated data from the Phase 3 REPLENISH trial, evaluating the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), highlighted at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This breakthrough recap examines how targeting the IL-17A pathway provides a powerful steroid-sparing therapeutic alternative, significantly improving clinical remission rates while reducing the burden of glucocorticoid-related side effects.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:secukinumab-polymyalgia-rheumatica-results-phase-3-replenish-trial

Dr. Lars Arendt-Nielsen delivers a compelling expert perspective on revolutionizing treatment priorities in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, featured at the EULAR 2026 Congress. This brief explores the complex mechanisms of chronic pain, moving beyond traditional inflammatory markers to emphasize that achieving true, long-term pain remission is the ultimate measure of therapeutic success and patient quality of life.

Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:no-pain-gain-rheumatoid-diseases