John Hardesty Bland, MD, professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, died on March 15, 2007. He was midway through his 90th year, fulfilling the prescription of his last book, Live Long, Die Fast: Playing the Aging Game to Win, published when he was 80. A consummate rheumatologist and wonderful bedside doctor and teacher, Dr. Bland was also one of the genuine polymaths in the American medical world.
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Rehabilitation and Myositis
Physical therapy to manage inflammatory muscle disease
2008 ARHP Rheumatology Audioconference Series
An increasing number of busy healthcare professionals are taking advantage of the ARHP Rheumatology Audioconference Series—a no-travel educational offering approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Since 2004 the Rheumatology Audioconference Series has provided an alternative mode of education for rheumatology health professionals.
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The past year was filled with accomplishments and I take away wonderful memories
What Gets a Good Rheumatologist Sued?
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Know Your Unknown Unknowns
Making life-or-death decisions based on unknown information is the challenge of medicine.
A Better Family Plan
How to minimize the risks of pregnancy for women with SLE
Disappearing Dollars
What’s happening to federal research funding in rheumatology?
Difficult Gout
“Grandpapa’s Torments” was the Rodnan Commemorative Gout Print featured at the 2005 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting.
Why I Still Like Being a Rheumatologist
The rewards of practice outshine the lure of retirement