Search results for: musculoskeletal disease

How Rheumatism Got its Name

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | March 1, 2014

The origination of the ailing word and its variations throughout history used to describe rheumatic disorders

Letters: A Word of Caution on Colchicine Study

Gurjit S. Kaeley, MRCP | February 1, 2014

A rheumatologist warns against generalizing findings of the study reported in “Colchine Effective for Acute Pericarditis” [published online October 31, 2013] to all patients with rheumatic diseases

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

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

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatologists Must Prepare for ICD-10 Coding System

Susan Bernstein | December 1, 2013

How the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health-Related Problems starting in 2014 will impact rheumatology practices, physicians, and staff

The Role of Social Work in Patient-Centered Rheumatology Care

Jillian Rose, LMSW | December 1, 2013

Social workers’ ability to build trusted relationships with patients helps enhance care coordination and can improve patient outcomes

Rheumatology Professionals, Patients Carry Important Messages to Capitol Hill

Staff | November 1, 2013

Attendees of the ACR’s Advocates for Arthritis conference last September shared their stories and encouraged Congressional lawmakers to support research funding for rheumatic diseases

Choosing Wisely’s Treatments, Tests that Pediatric Rheumatologists and Patients Should Question

Kurt Ullman | November 1, 2013

From autoantibody panels to assays for Lyme disease, the ACR and ABIM Foundation identify five common tests that are expensive, potentially harmful, and may not improve patient care

EULAR 2013: Researchers Make Inroads in Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Thomas R. Collins | September 1, 2013

Experts discuss evidence-based benefits of knee joint distraction and the progress being made in harnessing the effects of stem cells