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Ethics Forum: The Challenge of Multidisciplinary Care in Rheumatology

Kirk D. Jenkins, MD; Robert H. Shmerling, MD; Rebecca B. Yarrison, PhD; and Kristine M. Lohr, MD, MS | May 1, 2014

A patient with autoimmune ocular disease raises concerns about the moral, professional obligations of rheumatologists to help patients whose condition is not clearly within the scope of rheumatology

Benefits, Challenges of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology

Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, MD | May 1, 2014

A rheumatology medical trainee relays pros, cons of ultrasound as joint imaging modality and usefulness in diagnosing, managing patients with rheumatologic disease

Speak Out Rheum: Are Independent Measures of Patient Satisfaction Reliable?

James T. Rosenbaum, MD | May 1, 2014

Patient survey questionnaires, metrics to gauge physician performance may not be trustworthy indicators of quality of patient care

President’s Perspective: ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Heads to Boston in November

Joseph Flood, MD | May 1, 2014

Conference to showcase clinical, basic science of rheumatologic care; advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases and comorbidities

Rheumatologist Pursues Beekeeping Pasttime

Carol Patton | April 2, 2014

Rick Brasington, MD, finds managing bees to harvest lavender honey a sweet hobby

Rheumatology Drug Updates, Trials, Safety Data

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | April 2, 2014

Information on acetaminophen restrictions; trials for clazakizumab, epratuzumab, romosozumab; and drug safety updates rheumatologists need to know

MicroRNA-Based Therapeutics Hold Promise Against Lupus, Other Rheumatic Diseases Note Experts at the ACR/ARHP’s 2013 Annual Meeting

Susan Bernstein | April 2, 2014

Studies suggest deregulation, dysfunction of miRNAs in human, mice models of lupus may be future targets for gene therapy