Future advances could be challenged by structural barriers within the specialty
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The Quest for Olympic Gold
What should physicians make of sick athletes’ success stories?
Nature’s Inflammation Experiment
Familial Mediterranean fever a frequently misdiagnosed autoinflammatory disease
Reading Rheum
Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature
Coding Corner Question: April 2008
April’s Coding Challenge
Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)—a type of vasculitis—is a group of diseases whose typical feature is inflammation of blood vessels. The blood vessels most commonly involved are the arteries of the scalp and head (especially the arteries over the temples), which is why another term for GCA is “temporal arteritis.” GCA can overlap with another rheumatic disease called polymyalgia rheumatica, and symptoms of the two conditions can occur at the same time or separately. The causes of GCA and polymyalgia rheumatica are unknown.
The Symptoms or the Disease
Where should we focus?
Perils of Pain Meds
Opioid overuse is a dangerous path
Physician, Rate Thyself
Ranking the quality of medical care is much more complex than picking the best Italian restaurant in town
My Michael Moore Moment
In which an angry letter finds its mark, to no avail