The Rheumatologist: April 2018

Back to the Future: Spotlight on ACR Past President Dr. Herbert Kaplan

March 7, 2018 • By Aileen Lorenzo Pangan, MD

Case Report: Cardiac Complications in Scleroderma

April 26, 2018 • By Sophia C. Weinmann, MD, & Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, FACP

Have We Reached the Limits of Clinical Classification?

April 26, 2018 • By Philip Seo

RISE Registry Helps ACR Members Successfully Navigate MIPS

April 26, 2018 • By David I. Daikh, MD, PhD

Patients Lose When Insurance Company Forces Drug Switch

April 26, 2018 • By Roy Souaid, MD

Looking Back on 40 Years with Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 26, 2018 • By Sarah Troxell, RN, BSN

Kussmaul, Meier & Polyarteritis Nodosa

April 26, 2018 • By Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD

Using Ultrasound to Diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

April 26, 2018 • By Mark H. Greenberg, MD, RMSK, RhMSUS, Julian Greer, & James W. Fant Jr., MD

Dr. Harry Spiera Retires after 60 Years in Rheumatology

April 26, 2018 • By Kurt Ullman

How & Why Attending Physicians Should Teach in Patient Rooms

April 26, 2018 • By Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, RhMSUS

The 75-Year History of PANLAR

April 26, 2018 • By Carlo V. Caballero Uribe, MD, PhD

New Study Examines the Physical Activity & Joint Symptom Risk

April 26, 2018 • By Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd

Study Finds Pedometers Reduce Fatigue in RA Patients

April 26, 2018 • By Mary Beth Nierengarten

Can Certain DMARDs Treat Dementia?

April 26, 2018 • By Larry Beresford

New Study Examines Treatment Options for Incomplete Lupus Erythematous

April 26, 2018 • By Catherine Kolonko

Experts Discuss Proposed Giant Cell Arteritis Risk Tool

April 26, 2018 • By Kathy Holliman

Study Finds Newer Gout Drug Poses Risk to Heart Patients

March 12, 2018 • By Gene Emery

Pathophysiology of Gouty Tophi

March 19, 2018 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

Cannabis in Rheumatology Care: A Look at the Latest Research & What Rheumatologists Are Telling Their Patients

March 26, 2018 • By Carina Stanton

Telehealth Is Helping the Underserved

April 26, 2018 • By Linda Childers

Connect Rheumatology: A Conversation with Paul Sufka, MD, ACR Committee on Marketing & Communications Member

March 15, 2018 • By Carina Stanton

The Link Between Takayasu’s Arteritis & Increased Stroke Risk

March 26, 2018 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

Report Shows Rituximab May Help Treat MCTD-Associated PAH

April 26, 2018 • By Josna Haritha, MD, MPH, Huzaefah Syed, MD, Abhishek Nandan, MD, & Daniel Grinnan, MD

Study Urges Caution with Steroid Injections for Hip Osteoarthritis

April 26, 2018 • By Mary Beth Nierengarten

Genetics Suggest Adult & Child Arthritis Aren’t So Different

April 26, 2018 • By Kurt Ullman

New Arthritis Estimates Put Prevalence Numbers Much Higher Than Previously Thought

April 26, 2018 • By Catherine Kolonko

Patient Satisfaction Scores—Do They Matter?

April 26, 2018 • By Zineb Aouhab, MD, RhMSUS

How to Attract Medical Students & Rheumatology Candidates

March 12, 2018 • By Karen Appold

Retired Rheumatologist Cruises the Globe

April 26, 2018 • By Carol Patton

A Guide to Understanding Physician Compensation Models

April 26, 2018 • By Steven M. Harris, Esq.

Ixekizumab Promising for AS; Plus Certolizumab Pegol Studied for Psoriasis

March 14, 2018 • By Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP

FDA Update: Possible Heart Risks with Clarithromycin; Apadaz Receives FDA Approval

March 7, 2018 • By Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP

Rheumatology Research Foundation & NIH Program Bears Fruit

April 26, 2018 • By From the College

Patients Have No More Skin to Give: Dr. William Harvey Testifies on Rheumatology Issues before Senate Committee

February 16, 2018 • By From the College

Medicare Participation—Do Physicians Have Options?