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Fellow’s Forum Case Report: New Sarcoidosis Cases in Patients Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor–Alpha Inhibitors

Jonida Cote, DO, Thomas Harrington, MD, Alicia Meadows, DO, Fan Lin, MD, and Androniki Bili, MD, MPH | November 1, 2013

Two patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy develop the multisystem disease

The Dietitian’s Role in Managing Rheumatology Patients

Sotiria Everett, EdD, RD, CDN, CSSD | November 1, 2013

How dietary experts can help a multidisciplinary healthcare team by educating patients on nutrition and their health

John F. Kennedy’s Odyssey in Search of Diagnosis

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | November 1, 2013

Myriad health conditions from back pain to gastrointestinal illness plagued the late president and baffled his physicians

Tips for Rheumatologists to Prevent, Alleviate Back Pain in Patients with Rheumatic Disease

Kimberly Retzlaff | November 1, 2013

A multidisciplinary approach that incorporates an exercise program, physical therapy, and ways to maintain good posture and a healthy weight can help patients find relief

Telomere Length Provides Insights into Cartilage Aging and Repair

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | October 8, 2013

Chondrocyte telomere length might play a role in the natural aging of cartilage, as well as the development and progression of OA. (posted Oct. 8, 2013)

How to Manage Pain in Patients with Renal Insufficiency or End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis

Ruchika Harisingani, MD, Maha Saad, PharmD, CGP, BCPS, Manouchkathe Cassagnol, PharmD, CGP, BCPS | October 1, 2013

Narcotic and non-narcotic pain regimens can be used

Coding Corner Question: October

Staff | October 1, 2013

Test your coding knowledge for an office visit by an obese Medicare patient with osteoarthritis (OA) whose knee is aspirated and injected with Synvisc-One

ACR Issues sJIA Recommendations, SSc Classification Criteria

Kathy Holliman | October 1, 2013

Guidelines address advances in pathophysiology and treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis; criteria classify broader spectrum of systemic sclerosis

Sensory Nerves May Be Key for Osteoporosis

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | September 10, 2013

Sensory nerves have an essential role in bone remodeling. In particular, semaphorin 3A (Sema3A) regulates bone remodeling by modulating sensory nerve development. (posted Sept. 9, 2013)

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