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Letters: More Tools for Inflammatory Myopathies

Stephan Regenass, MD | February 1, 2014

A reader offers more diagnostic tools for inflammatory myopathies

Parents Give Back after Watching Daughter’s Struggle with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Staff | February 1, 2014

Diagnosis prompts Steve and Debbie Russell to support the Rheumatology Research Foundation

Rheuminations: Road to Success in Medicine May Be Paved with Failure

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | February 1, 2014

How healthcare has benefited from breakthrough discoveries related to bovine spongiform encephalitis, H. pylori ulcer disease, and properdin by researchers who persevered despite criticism from skeptics

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Better Care for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients On Horizon

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

A robust workforce, flourishing clinical trials, broad patient registries, and consensus treatment protocols contribute to improvements for the subspecialty

Does Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Increase Cardiovascular Burden?

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | January 14, 2014

Long-term use of TNFα inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis is associated with both gains in fat mass and a shift in fat mass to the visceral region. (posted Jan. 14)

Rheumatologists On The Move

Caitlin Cromley | January 1, 2014

Awards, appointments, and announcements in the world of rheumatology

Rheumatology Drug Updates

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | January 1, 2014

Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD | January 1, 2014

Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Health Professionals In the Spotlight

Richard Quinn | January 1, 2014

ARHP members are honored with awards for research, education, advocacy, and patient care in rheumatology

Rheuminations: Why the Obesity Epidemic Should Matter to Rheumatologists

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | January 1, 2014

As changes in diet and eating habits have caused obesity rates to soar, research into the metabolic syndrome suggests obesity may be a form of a low-grade inflammatory state