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Registered Nurses Can Help Guide Rheumatology Patients Through Clinical Trials

Tara L. Barker, RN, BSN, MSN | March 1, 2014

How RN research coordinators can prevent deviations, interruptions in rheumatology clinical trials and enhance patient care

How to Build a Strong Doctor–Patient Relationship

Ingrid M. Cobb, MD | March 1, 2014

Listening to patients, relating to them, and addressing their concerns develops trust between physicians and patients

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

What Role Does Fascia Play in Rheumatic Diseases?

Helene M. Langevin, MD | March 1, 2014

Recent research explores possible connections between abnormalities in fasciae and painful musculoskeletal conditions such as chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as scleroderma

Rheumatology Drug Updates

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

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

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Strides Made in Understanding Systemic Sclerosis

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

Greater knowledge of how vasculitis, fibrosis, and autoimmunity interact in these destructive diseases will result in better clinical management

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Inflammatory Eye Disease Management Can Benefit from Collaboration between Rheumatologists and Ophthalmologists

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

Joint effort is critical to diagnosing and treating uveitis, iritis, and other autoimmune eye disorders in patients with inflammatory disease