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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview is with Lars Erik Kristensen, MD, PhD, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

This month’s selections also include:

Xie, et al: Benefits of Methotrexate Use on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191326

Jørgensen, et al: Relation Between Fatigue and ACR Response in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy: A Population-based Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191107

Dominguez, et al: Relationship Between Genetic Risk and Age of Diagnosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200002

Coffey, et al: Hospitalization Rates Are Highest in the First 5 Years of Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Population-based Cohort (1980–2016) - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200737

Singh and Cleveland: Hospitalized Infections in People With Osteoarthritis: A National US Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191383

To read these, and other full articles visit www.jrheum.org.

Music by David Hilowitz