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Meet the 2013 ACR President Audrey B. Uknis, MD

Staff | December 1, 2012

A rheumatologist and professor at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Dr. Uknis was named 2013 president at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual business meeting last month

Facebook Chats Link Healthcare Providers with Patients

Carol Patton | December 1, 2012

Facebook chats organized by the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City help rheumatologists convey information online to patients

The ACR Honors Contributions to Rheumatology

Richard Quinn | December 1, 2012

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) recognizes a group of distinguished individuals for their contributions to rheumatology research, education, and patient care

CORRONA Team Provides Data-Based Tool to Address Rheumatology’s Questions

Gretchen Henkel | December 1, 2012

The Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America (CORRONA) patient registry collects a host of treatment and disease indicators for a variety of rheumatic diseases at every physician visit

The ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Provides Look Back at History of Rheumatology

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | November 1, 2012

The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals’ (ACR/ARHP) provide an opportunity to rewind through the history of rheumatology, and spotlight the speciality’s future

How Microbes, Mycobacteria, and Metastases May Alter the Way We Look at Rheumatic Diseases

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | October 1, 2012

Studying the relationships between microbes and their hosts, the role for Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) as a vaccine for Type I diabetes, and emotional stress and bone metastases

Morris Reichlin Contributes Five Decades of Immunologic Advances in Rheumatology

Gretchen Henkel | October 1, 2012

Career marked by the quest to define the antigenic targets of autoimmunity in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), inflammatory myopathies, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis

Life, Happiness, and the Pursuit of Rheumatology

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | September 5, 2012

What makes rheumatologists such a happy group?

Rheumatology Students Learning How To Look for Symptoms

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | August 8, 2012

First impressions and presumptions can lead us astray if we don’t pay attention.

Care of Rheumatologist Leads Patient to Give Back

Staff | August 8, 2012

After his rheumatologist helped him get back on his feet, Craig Plumhoff got involved with the ACR Research and Education Foundation to help others like him.