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How Tuberculosis Has Shaped Medicine and Society

Simon M. Helfgott, MD  |  May 17, 2017

Pathologists are legendary for blending their work product with the culinary arts. Through the years, their use of delectable foods as descriptors has created a clever way to indelibly link in the minds of clinicians the histopathologic observations of disease with an assortment of these tasty foods: There is the depiction of an apple green…

Filed under:ConditionsOpinionRheuminationsSpeak Out Rheum Tagged with:Caseation necrosisHistoryImmunologyrheumatologistrheumatologyTreatmentTuberculosis

Rheumatologists, Social Workers Collaborate to Help Patients with Lupus

Karen Appold  |  April 19, 2017

At the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York, rheumatologists and social workers have found that an interdisciplinary approach to care for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients improves the overall patient experience. “Our goal is to help patients navigate the complex healthcare system,” says Jillian Rose, LCSW, MPH, assistant director, Community Engagement, Diversity & Research….

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Obesity Associated with Increased Inflammatory Markers in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Will Boggs MD  |  April 13, 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Obesity and higher fat mass are associated with increased levels of inflammatory markers in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers report. “Physicians should recognize that C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are affected by obesity in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis, especially in women,” Dr. Michael D. George from the University of…

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Rheumatology Research Abstracts Highlight Treatment for Hand OA, Risk of Depression in Lupus and More

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  February 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—What do treating hand osteoarthritis (OA) in the primary care setting, high financial strain and risk of depression in patients with lupus, prolonged sitting and cardiovascular disease, and sex-specific treatment after total hip arthroplasty have in common? They were all topics presented during a session titled ARHP I: Exemplary Abstracts at the 2016 ACR/ARHP…

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Gout Treatments Effective If Patients Maintain Lifelong Adherence to Therapies

Karen Appold  |  January 19, 2017

Although gout is one of the most effectively treated of all rheumatic diseases, it is among the worst-managed diseases long term, as shown by many studies. “Treatments are excellent, yet are dramatically under-utilized,” says Theodore Fields, MD, FACP, rheumatologist, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York. “This is because some gout patients feel better between…

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Obesity & Rheumatic Disease

Richard Quinn  |  December 9, 2016

“Obesity is an inflammatory state, so it is in the landscape of the rheumatologist,” says Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH. And the more attention rheumatologists pay to obesity, the better…

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Research Underscores Need to Assess Oral Health in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

Research Underscores Need to Assess Oral Health in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

Kurt Ullman  |  November 16, 2016

Oral health is not frequently considered within the sphere of a rheumatologist’s practice. However, recent results published by the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG) point out the importance of assessing oral health in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Result of 3-Year Grant Between 2008 and 2011, 163 patients with SSc and 231 controls were entered…

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Treating the Athlete: New Thoughts on How to Prevent & Treat Arthritis in Athletes & Raise Their Awareness

Karen Appold  |  November 4, 2016

All athletes—amateur and professional—should understand their risks for developing injury-related arthritis. Rheumatologists and other physicians at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York take a rapid approach to treating athletes, often considering intense physical therapy, innovative treatments and surgery much sooner than for the average patient—all to keep joints healthy and enable athletes to play for as long as possible…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Exercise/physical therapyinjuryphysical fitnessPhysical Therapysecukinumab

ICD-10 2.0: An Evolving Data Set

Kimberly Retzlaff  |  October 6, 2016

One year after the official go-live of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10), the coding language is scheduled to undergo an evolution, with nearly 1,975 additions, more than 300 deletions and 425 revisions. This brings the total set of diagnosis codes to more than 71,480. The new and revised clinical modification codes (ICD-10-CM)…

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Anti-TNFs in Early Puberty May Improve Growth in Pediatric IBD

Reuters Staff  |  October 4, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Anti-TNF drugs are more likely to improve growth in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if they’re given in the earlier stages of puberty, new findings show.¹ Children who achieve remission are also more likely to have satisfactory growth, the research team reported online on Sept. 21 in the Journal of Pediatric…

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