ACR on Air
As the official podcast of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), ACR on Air seeks to have informative and engaging conversations rheumatology professionals want to hear – ranging in topic from trends in clinical practice, to issues affecting rheumatology professionals,…
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How I Treat & Evaluate ILD (opens the original)
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Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is difficult to diagnose and treat. At first, the disease could look like a variety of other disorders , such as fibrosis or autoimmunity. Once a diagnosis is made, a decision on how aggressively to treat it can mean the difference between irreversible lung damage or overly impacting your patient's quality of life . We caught up with Dr. Robert Hallowell, a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of the Interstitial
JIA, A Family's Perspective (opens the original)
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September is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month (RDAM), and today we're sharing the story of Deborah Talbot, an occupational therapist from the Children's Hospit al of Philadelphia and her daughter, Molly, who was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at the age of 12 years old. When an ankle injury turned out to be far more, Molly endured months of pain, swelling, repeated evaluations and the uncertainty of not understanding why she wasn't getting better. This is the story of how a
Can We Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis? (opens the original)
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Rheumatoid arthritis may begin years before the first swollen joint appears, with autoantibodies circulating long before a clinical diagnosis is made. In this episode, we explore what happens during this critical preclinical phase and whether RA can be prevented before it starts. Dr. Kevin Dean, director of the Autoimmune Disease Prevention Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz, joins us to discuss what a positive CCP antibody really means, where RA may originate, lessons from the STOP-R
The 2026 Adult/Juvenile Spondyloarthritis Guidelines (opens the original)
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The new clinical guidelines for juvenile and adult axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), developed collaboratively by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), the Spondylitis Association of America (SAA), and the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN), mark an important evolution in the management of this complex disease. In this episode, Drs. Liron Caplan and Matthew Stoll discuss what's changed, why it matters, and how these recommendations can guide everyday clinical practic
Still's Disease and Hyperinflammation (opens the original)
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In this episode, Dr. Randy Q. Cron discusses hyperinflammation and Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS), one of the most serious complications of Still's disease. Because MAS can mimic infection, sepsis, malignancy, or a disease flare, early recognition is critical—and treatment often must begin before every diagnostic criterion is met. We explore the clinical patterns and laboratory findings that matter most, how to interpret ferritin, and how to make timely decisions when multiple diagnoses ma
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