Social media connections, such as LupusChat and online resources from the ACR’s Lupus Initiative, are providing safe spaces and support for lupus patients during the COVID-19 pandemic…
ACR Updates COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Adult Patients
Note: This article was updated July 21 to add recommendations on restarting biologics following COVID-19. On April 29, the ACR released Guidance for the Management of Adult Patients with Rheumatic Disease During the COVID‐19 Pandemic and later updated the guidance for publication in Arthritis & Rheumatology. The recommendations address various treatment options and provide general…
Financial Impacts of COVID-19 on Practices: Q&A with Norman Gaylis, MD
Community rheumatology practices are confronting a significant financial fallout from stay-at-home orders and fears that keep patients at home, as well as reimbursement challenges.
RheumPAC Supports Rheumatology Through the Pandemic
With usual in-person fundraisers and meetings not possible during the pandemic, RheumPAC is finding creative ways to keep advocating for influential legislation and ensure rheumatology’s voice is heard in Washington, D.C.
State Rheumatology Societies Adjust Meeting Schedules, Formats in Response to COVID-19
Many in-person meetings have been canceled, postponed or moved to virtual formats, likely with lasting economic impacts on state societies.
COVID-19: Practical Tips for Practices
The ACR’s July 13 online town hall, “COVID-19 Guidance for Community Practices,” covered telehealth, safe clinic reopening and Department of Health & Human Services loans.
Doctors Detail Kawasaki-Like Disease in Adult COVID-19 Patients
(Reuters Health)—During the COVID-19 pandemic, an inflammatory condition similar to Kawasaki disease has been reported in children and adolescents, and now two groups of New York doctors each describe a case, one in a 36-year-old woman and one in a 45-year-old man.1 “We’re still learning how COVID-19 is affecting children and adults. The better we…
Rheum After 5: Dr. Veena Patel Combines Her Love of Medicine & Art
As a young child growing up in Oxford, Ohio, Veena Patel, MD, demonstrated a talent for arts and crafts. At age 7, she painted a portrait of her father, now a retired mechanical engineer, which he still proudly admires. Dr. Patel, an assistant rheumatology professor at Dell Medical School—the graduate medical school of the University…
Case Report: Does She Have a Fungal Infection or Autoimmune Disease?
A 61-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was hospitalized for a several-month history of progressively worsening left ankle pain and swelling. She had been unable to bear weight on her left leg for several days and did not notice improvement in symptoms with 20 mg of prednisone daily, which she…
Lessons from Master Clinicians: An Interview with Dr. Ronald Anderson
Rheumatologists who are outstanding clinicians, provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees are in the spotlight in our Lessons from a Master Clinician series. Here, we offer insights from clinicians who have achieved a level of distinction in the field of rheumatology and who are respected by…
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