A 49-year-old man presented to the hospital with confusion, dysarthria, expressive aphasia, and progressive gait instability.
Link between Autoimmunity and Environmental Exposure Needs Further Research
Rheumatology needs further cost-effective and validated methods to track the connection between environmental exposure and autoimmune diseases, including research on phenotypes, genotypes, the synergy between multiple infectious and noninfectious exposures, the timing of exposure, and the mechanisms involved, according to presenters of “Impact of Environmental Health on Autoimmunity,” a session here at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting held in Chicago in November 2011.
Information on New Drug Approvals and Medication Safety
Rheumatology-related drug safety, approvals, and what’s in the pipeline.
How to Retire from Your Medical Practice
If you are a physician nearing retirement, it is important that you plan, discuss, and make contractual agreements that will allow you to accomplish your goals and changing needs.
Scientists Pinpoint Three HLA Proteins Linked to Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers have identified five amino acids in three HLA proteins that explain most of the association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Will There Be an SGR Fix This Year?
Rheumatologists should expect at least one more time-stamped extension to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula before Congress makes any lasting changes to it. At issue is the future of rheumatologists’ Medicare payments, including the federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) recommendation from last year to scrap the formula, reduce payments for specialist services by 5.9% for each of three years, and then freeze them for seven more years, and the 27.4% SGR cut that has been repeatedly delayed by extensions.
Epidemiologist Discusses Osteoarthritis Among Various Countries and Ethnic Groups
David T. Felson, MD, MPH, discusses his Beijing study that compared knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis among Chinese to Caucasians in the Framingham study and the UCSF Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.
Unexpected Benefits of Bisphosphonates after Hip Fracture
Recent trials show this bisphosphonates can reduce subsequent hip fractures and mortality, while remaining cost effective.
Challenges and Rewards of a Physician Executive Career
The job of a physician executive offers a different set of challenges for rheumatologists familiar with research and patient care.
New Diagnostic Criteria for Axial Spondylarthritis
New name and classification criteria for ankylosing spondylitis may help with earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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