Jennifer May, MD, a rheumatologist with Rapid City Medical Center, South Dakota, completed her undergraduate degree at Augustana University, Sioux Falls, S.D., and earned her medical degree at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion. She was in the fourth grade when she first began playing the viola. Although she came to love…
It is nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and the third wave is upon us, overwhelming hospital systems in many states across the country. But the alarms are being sounded for another looming pandemic as well. As early as spring 2020, significant increases were documented in the prevalence of depression and anxiety,…
Afton Hassett, PsyD, offers self-care tips and resources to handle stress, avoid burnout and stay healthy while caring for others.
A formal peer-support program for medical providers affected by stress and trauma is gradually becoming a cultural norm for rheumatologists and other physicians at Johns Hopkins University…
Patients newly diagnosed with a rheumatic disease may have difficulty coping and require help beyond the rheumatology clinic. A licensed psychologist can help these patients manage their anxiety and depression through counseling…
(Reuters Health)—Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs (MSBR) appear to improve low back pain only slightly, and only temporarily, a review of previous research suggests. These programs combine meditation while sitting and walking, yoga, focusing attention on different parts of the body and incorporation of mindfulness/awareness into everyday life. Earlier studies found MBSR to be helpful for…
Jonathan Coblyn, MD, was around 10 years old the first time his father took him fishing in April to Great South Bay, the largest shallow saltwater bay in New York. It was so cold that he remembers scraping frost off the lines that tied the family’s 26-foot motorboat to the pier. Dr. Coblyn, clinical chief…
Recent Medscape Physician Lifestyle and Physician Compensation surveys rank rheumatologists in the middle range of physician incomes, and low for career burnout
Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, biologics and more—Dr. Laura Coates discussed the management of PsA, providing insights into the current research and when clinicians may want to consider prescribing specific medications.
Early study results demonstrate that rosnilimab may be safe and effective for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, reducing the signs and symptoms of RA by week 12 and achieving important primary and secondary study end points.