Search results for: musculoskeletal disease

Quadruple-threat Rheumatologist

Gretchen Henkel | October 1, 2010

In Norway and on the international front, Tore Kvien, MD, PhD, has propelled clinical research to new levels

Rheum with a View: Perspectives on Selections from the Literature

Richard S. Panush, MD | September 1, 2010

Perspectives on selections from the literature

Our Commitment to Research

Stanley B. Cohen, MD | August 1, 2010

The ACR has a wide range of programs to support investigations in rheumatology

Drug Updates

From the College | July 1, 2010

Information on New Approvals and Medication Safety

Meet the Model Biologics Policy

From the College | July 1, 2010

At its February meeting, the ACR board of directors approved the Model Biologics Policy, which will be used when discussing guidelines and patients’ quality of treatment with health insurance companies.

Rheumatology and the Patient-Centered Home

J. Timothy Harrington, MD, and Eric D. Newman, MD | July 1, 2010

Is it the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?

The ACR Benchmark Survey Results

From the College | June 1, 2010

In 2009, the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatologic Care (CORC) began its third Economic Benchmark Survey to update information from the previous surveys conducted in 1999 and 2003.

When Lupus Research is a Family Affair

Cynthia Aranow, MD, Meggan Mackay, MD,Peter Gregersen, MD, and Betty Diamond, MD | June 1, 2010

Following sisters of SLE patients may shed light on risk factors and progression of the disease

In Advocacy, Slow and Steady Wins the Race

From the College | April 1, 2010

Earlier in the year, it seemed that healthcare reform was stopped in its tracks because of the Massachusetts Senate special election—which placed Republican Scott Brown in the seat held by the “Liberal Lion,” Edward M. Kennedy. The Senate Democrats lost their supermajority and the momentum to pass President Obama’s healthcare reform legislation subsided. But through strong lobbying by the president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590)—comprehensive healthcare reform—on March 21, and the president signed the bill into law on March 23.

The Law of Unintended Consequences Rears Its Head

Stanley B. Cohen, MD | April 1, 2010

A program to improve drug safety has increased drug prices for patients with gout and FMF