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Physical Therapy Helps Patient with Hip Pain Avoid Surgery

Alycia M. Markowski, PT, DPT, & Lauren Gorgol, PT, DPT | February 1, 2015

Radiographs reveal greater trochanteric calcific bursitis; guide targeted treatment

Rheumatology Research Foundation Grant Funds Training to Improve Patient Care

Staff | January 1, 2015

The ARHP’s Health Professional Online Education Grant is earmarked for nurse practitioners, physician assistants caring for patients with rheumatic diseases

Cytokine Response Provides Clues to Chikungunya Sequelae

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | December 23, 2014

Study identifies elevated cytokines in early and extended, symptomatic phases of disease

Patient Access to Electronic Health Records Yields Unexpected Results

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | October 1, 2014

Physicians find patients’ interaction with their digitized records can improve engagement, outcomes

Long Delays for Appointments Underscore Need for More Rheumatologists

Richard Quinn | August 1, 2014

Patient access to rheumatologists a serious concern in rural and underserved U.S. communities

Speak Out Rheum: Attacks Against Healthcare Providers in China Spur Chinese Rheumatologists to Heal Strained Doctor–Patient Relationships Through Technology

Qiang Tong, MD | September 1, 2013

The Chinese SLE treatment and research group (CSTAR) database serves as an information resource about lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic sclerosis, and a communication platform between health-care providers and rheumatology patients

Rheumatology Circuit Brings Healthcare to Small Towns

Kurt Ullman | August 1, 2013

Circuit-riding physicians go from hospital to hospital providing specialty services to rheumatology patients in rural areas

Sequester Affects Rheumatologists on Two Fronts—Medicare Reimbursement and Research Funding

Richard Quinn | April 18, 2013

Rheumatologists are already feeling two effects from Congress’ inability to solve sequestration: a 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursements and slashed funding for research financed by the National Institutes of Health.

Patient Access to Medical Records: How Much Is Too Much?

Thomas R. Collins | August 8, 2012

The easy access to medical records stemming from technological advances has given rise to questions about the medical benefits to such easy access, questions now being explored by researchers in the U.S. and Europe.