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The Challenges Facing Emerging Academic Rheumatologists: 3 Strategies for Success

Carina Stanton | November 11, 2019

Laura Cappelli, MD, MHS, shares her tips for growing her academic rheumatology research career while building a family…

How to Walk on Water & Climb Up Walls: 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting gets an inspirational kickoff in Atlanta

Keri Losavio | November 9, 2019

ATLANTA—Did you know that Tasmanian wombats have cube-shaped poop or that no matter what size bladder someone has, they still pee in 20–30 seconds—even elephants? What do those factoids have to do with rheumatology? When keynote speaker David L. Hu, PhD, shared the information and how he discovered it, the stories incited laughter in the…

A Farewell Message from Outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP

Angus Worthing, MD, FACP, FACR | November 7, 2019

A farewell message from outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing urges ACR/ARP members to advocate for the rheumatology profession.

Making Rheumatologists’ Voices Count: A Conversation with Blair Solow, MD, Incoming Government Affairs Committee Chair

Vanessa Caceres | November 7, 2019

With multiple healthcare policy issues currently in play, Dr. Solow believes making rheumatologists’ voices heard is crucial to the specialty’s success.

Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, Begins ACR Presidency

Susan Bernstein | November 7, 2019

As Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, begins the ACR presidency, her goals include workforce expansion, improved access to care and support for members in all areas of practice.

Physical Activity Reduces Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | October 31, 2019

A recent study has taken a more detailed look at the relationship between physical activity and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Researchers found the more patients exercised weekly the lower their overall risk, specifically brisk and very brisk walking paces, along with longer cumulative average walking hours weekly were associated with a reduced risk for RA…

Move Along: Insights Into Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | October 21, 2019

For patients with gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations of scleroderma, the effect on quality of life & longevity can be dramatic. But advances are being made in the diagnosis & treatment of these patients…

Ethics Forum: Are We Ethically Bound to Support Access to Rheumatologic Care for All?

Bernard Hildebrand, MD | October 18, 2019

A 43-year-old woman is establishing care in your new urban clinic after her previous rheumatologist stopped accepting her Medicaid insurance more than a year ago. Since that time, she has been trying to find a new rheumatologist who will accept Medicaid. She lives 90 miles away in a small town without a rheumatologist. Seven years…

Are Opioid Contracts Helpful or Harmful?

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | October 18, 2019

The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has destroyed thousands of lives and torn families apart. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 130 people in the U.S. die each day from an opioid overdose. From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 died as a result of drug overdoses. In 2017,…

Insights into Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | October 18, 2019

MADRID—Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is among the most common autoimmune diseases in the U.S., affecting approximately 1.3 million U.S. adults.1 Although tremendous treatment advances have been made in recent years, one extra-articular manifestation of RA that continues to pose a challenge with regard to detection and management is interstitial lung disease (ILD). At the 2019 European…