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A Medical Research Career Fueled by Curiosity

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In January, Cecilia Pilar Chung, MD, MPH, began her new appointment as director of the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Miami. Previously, Dr. Chung was an associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., for more than 10 years. At Vanderbilt, Dr. Chung built a strong research portfolio, focusing on the comparative…

Diet May Help Reduce Inflammation in RA

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In a small study, an anti-inflammatory diet helped reduce pain and swelling in a subset of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Diet changes are complementary to standard treatment. Diet-related research can be challenging, but many patients with RA are motivated to try healthy changes.

Contraception, Abortion & Rheumatic Disease after Dobbs

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PHILADELPHIA—As rheumatologists, we care for patients who may or may not want to become pregnant. We aren’t obstetricians or gynecologists, but several of the drugs we prescribe for active rheumatic disease can negatively affect pregnancy outcomes. It’s imperative we understand how to effectively counsel our patients with rheumatic disease on the risks and benefits of…

Bangalore House Call: A Patient’s Story

Charles Radis, DO  |  

On a highway traversed by cement trucks and Beetle-Bug auto-rickshaws we travel north from Bangalore, India, for a house call. It is 2007, and the city leaves us grudgingly. Between fields of loose chocolate soil and sprigs of beans poking skyward, the skeletons of homes and businesses rise; armies of workers lay brick from wooden…

An Update from the RheumPAC Chair on the 117th Congress

Howard Blumstein, MD  |  

RheumPAC has been working to ensure that individual legislators understand what rheumatology practices and patients face when it comes to delivering high quality care to those with rheumatic diseases and advocating for policies to support affordability of care, workforce expansion, prior authorization reform and fair reimbursement levels.

ACR Image Competition 2021 Results, Part 6

Yulia Vyzhga, MD, PhD  |  

Featured Image from Europe & Central Asia Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood: Scleroderma These images depict a patient with a clinical presentation of juvenile dermatomyositis with typical skin manifestations of Gottron’s papules over the extensor surfaces of the joints, as well as hyperpigmentation. Yulia Vyzhga, MD, PhD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at National Pirogov Memorial Medical…