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Articles by Staff

Continued Congressional Lobbying by ACR Volunteers Needed to Repeal SGR

Staff | October 1, 2013

Ways you can advocate for legislation to replace the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula

Exercise Can Help Patients With Rheumatic Disease Live Well

Staff | October 1, 2013

Physical activity can decrease pain, reduce symptoms, aid flexibility, and improve mental outlook

Rheumatology Research Foundation Advances Studies in Inflammatory Arthritis

Staff | October 1, 2013

Disease Targeted Research Initiative may improve treatment, prevention of rheumatoid arthritis, other inflammatory diseases

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Is Prime Time for Professional Networking

Staff | October 1, 2013

Participate in networking, social activities with rheumatology colleagues to enhance your annual meeting experience

Letters: Importance of Rheumatologic Physical Exam

Stephen Soloway, MD | October 1, 2013

A rheumatologist stresses the need for more thorough exams in the context of one patient’s hospital admission for stroke

Letters: Reflections on Rheumatology Fellowship Guidelines

Al Masi, MD, DRPH | October 1, 2013

A physician suggests the educational responsibilities and priorities of rheumatology fellows should reinforce person- and patient-centered management

Letters: Rheumatologists’ Role in Arthritis Support Groups

Naomi Creek | October 1, 2013

How physicians can help patients find social groups, the Arthritis Foundation, and online support services for people with arthritis

President’s Perspective: Outgoing ACR Leader Audrey B. Uknis, MD, Forecasts Bright Future for Rheumatology

Audrey B. Uknis, MD | October 1, 2013

Strides in strategic planning, advocacy, education, leadership development, and research during 2013 have well-positioned the College to advance rheumatology

New Insights into CPPD

Robert Terkeltaub, MD | October 1, 2013

Progress in research, outcomes, diagnosis, and treatment of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease

Dermatology Case Answer E: September

Alisa Femia, MD and Joseph F. Merola, MD | September 18, 2013

Incorrect E) Mycosis fungoides (MF) MF is a form of CTCL. As mentioned earlier, there is controversy over whether PPD is associated with MF, but many authors believe that PPD merely shares overlapping clinical features with certain rare subtypes of MF. MF can manifest with a wide variety of clinical lesions, including thin scaly patches,…