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Self-Administered Acupressure Promising for Chronic Back Pain Relief

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  August 5, 2020

Researchers examined the benefits of two acupressure approaches for treating low back pain, finding that patients who self-administered stimulating acupressure experienced a significant decrease in fatigue associated with their chronic pain…

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Financial Impacts of COVID-19 on Practices: Q&A with Norman Gaylis, MD

Kimberly Retzlaff  |  July 17, 2020

Community rheumatology practices are confronting a significant financial fallout from stay-at-home orders and fears that keep patients at home, as well as reimbursement challenges.

Filed under:Practice Support Tagged with:community practiceCOVID-19Dr. Norman Gaylisfinancial planningPractice Management

Lessons from Master Clinicians: An Interview with Dr. Ronald Anderson

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  July 15, 2020

Rheumatologists who are outstanding clinicians, provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees are in the spotlight in our Lessons from a Master Clinician series. Here, we offer insights from clinicians who have achieved a level of distinction in the field of rheumatology and who are respected by…

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25 Guiding Principles for Rheumatology Trainees

Laura Upton & Adam Kilian, MD  |  July 15, 2020

As rheumatologists, we relish the thrill of diagnostic conundrums that accompany our immune-mediated multi-system and often undifferentiated disease processes. Many rheumatologic diagnoses are essentially diagnoses of exclusion. We’re accustomed to diagnosing iatrogenesis, infection and malignancy as often as we diagnose rheumatic disease. Complex clinical problem solving and critical reasoning are our forte, and to do…

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People with Rheumatic Diseases Should Pay Extra Attention to Self-Care During COVID-19

Carolyn Crist  |  June 15, 2020

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—People with rheumatic diseases should continue their medicines, monitor their health and avoid stress when possible during the current coronavirus pandemic, according to a group of rheumatologists in South Korea.1 Because rheumatic diseases are linked with chronic inflammation and abnormal immune functions, patients may be at a greater risk for COVID-19 infection,…

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Rheumatology Education Goes ViRL: New Online Courses Use Interactive Platforms to Engage Fellows

Susan Bernstein  |  May 26, 2020

Interactive rheumatology education has flourished online thanks to grassroots efforts & ACR support…

Filed under:Education & Training Tagged with:COVID-19FellowsFellows-in-TrainingTrainingViRLVirtual Rheumatology Learning Collaborative (ViRL)

Apremilast Most Helpful for Mild to Moderate Psoriatic Arthritis

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  May 18, 2020

Recent research examined the use of apremilast in patients with psoriatic arthritis using the Clinical Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis (cDAPSA) measurement. The findings suggest patients with moderate disease activity at baseline benefit most from the treatment…

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How Ageism Hurts Physicians & Patients

Steven M. Harris, Esq.  |  May 15, 2020

Ageism is defined as stereo­typing, prejudice or discrimination against individuals on the basis of their age. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), 43% of all physicians and surgeons are 55 or older. Specialists are, on average, older than primary care doctors. In addition, around 30% of the current U.S. population is older than 55,…

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The initial physical examination was significant for a nonblanching, papular rash along the palmar aspects of the hands and digits, periungual erythema, and edema and tenderness of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands.

Case Report: A Patient with Clinically Amyotrophic Dermatomyositis & Associated ILD & RA Overlap

Vania Lin, MD, MPH, & Leah Krull, MD  |  May 15, 2020

Clinically amyotrophic dermatomyositis (CADM), a subset of dermatomyositis (DM), is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by typical DM cutaneous findings (e.g., heliotrope rash, Gottron papules, Gottron sign) without evidence of myositis.1 The incidence of DM and CADM is approximately 9.63 per 1 million people and 2.08 per 1 million people, respectively.2 The association with development…

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COVID-19 Reality Check: Collected Stories from Rheumatologists & Rheumatology Professionals

The Rheumatologist  |  May 5, 2020

A collection of compelling interviews conducted with rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals focusing on their experiences thus far in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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