Video: Every Case Tells a Story| Webinar: ACR/CHEST ILD Guidelines in Practice

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Drug Safety

David A. Fox, MD  |  

What can the ACR do?

Healthy Bones in Children

Virginia Hughes  |  

Recent research provides insight into this important area of public health

Th 17 Cells and Arthritis

Pierre Miossec, MD, PhD  |  

The true story of how IL-17 became a focus for RA research

Coming Soon: Custom News Briefings for Members

  |  

It’s not always easy to keep up with medical news on a daily basis. With so much available information, the busy rheumatologist or health professional could spend hours just trying to stay on top of it all. With that in mind, the ACR wanted a way to provide members with the latest medical news.

RheumPAC: One Year, One Contribution, One Opportunity

  |  

Responders to the recent ACR membership survey emphasized the importance of political advocacy for their practices and institutions. RheumPAC, the ACR’s political action committee, was created in February 2007 to focus on the legislative issues affecting the rheumatology community.

Fredrica Smith, MD, Appointed to Practicing Physicians Advisory Council (PPAC)

  |  

Fredrica Smith, MD, a rheumatologist in Los Alamos, N.M., was recently invited to become a part of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council (PPAC), a congressionally mandated council that advises the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the administrator of CMS on proposed changes in regulations.

Rethink Rheumatoid Arthritis Research

  |  

Are there genetic indicators that can help rheumatologists identify the people who are at risk for developing the disease? Are there environmental factors that trigger rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Simply put, what causes RA and how do we treat and cure it?