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Healthcare in the Obama Administration

Staff | February 1, 2009

The ballots are counted, the run-off elections are complete, and a new administration and Congress are set to begin. You may recall that the mock election that was held during the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting—78% of U.S. meeting attendees chose Barack Obama as their next president—and the general election echoed that choice. On January 20, Barack Obama was sworn in as the United States’ 44th President.

Office Visit

Eric Butterman | February 1, 2009

A day in the life of John Schousboe, MD, PhD

Fresh Chances for Advocates

Sherine Gabriel, MD | February 1, 2009

Will a new year and a new president bring new advances in healthcare reform?

Get Info, Get Moving

Staff | February 1, 2009

Practical, evidence-based tips to prevent falls in patients with arthritis

Designed for Translation

Gretchen Henkel | February 1, 2009

Tips to move research into practice through researcher–implementer dialogue

Know Your Labs

Peter H. Schur, MD | February 1, 2009

A review of state-of-the-art testing for SLE and connective tissue disease.

Measuring Quality of Care Is Here to Stay—and the ACR Can Help

Staff | January 1, 2009

Imagine a patient comes into your office with active RA or lupus. You diagnose her and prescribe medications for her active disease—rash, arthritis, and so forth—but you do nothing to address possible long-term complications. You don’t prescribe calcium or vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis, you don’t get a bone density scan, and you don’t order labs to check risk factors for heart disease.