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Beware Antitrust Laws When Considering Healthcare Mergers

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | March 1, 2015

Analysis of laws governing collaboration of healthcare systems, hospitals and physician practices should be done before consolidating

Rheumatologists on the Move

Ann-Marie Lindstrom | March 1, 2015

Awards, appointments and announcements in the world of rheumatology

Case Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease

Patricia Frisch, PhD; Ronald R. Butendieck, MD; Andy Abril, MD; Peter M. McIntosh, MD; Salim M. Ghazi, MD; Elliot L. Dimberg, MD; Lynn F. Feldman, DO; David G. Lucas, MD; and Andrea Styron, MSR-PT | March 1, 2015

Combination therapy includes abatacept for patient with erosive, chronic RA, underlying osteoarthritis and degenerative disk disease

Rheumatology Practice Merger Pros and Cons

Candace Mitchell | March 1, 2015

What physicians should consider before they add partners, expand their practice

Seizures in Lupus

Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD, and Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD | March 1, 2015

Case report highlights important twist to differential diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus

Skin Disease in Rheumatology Patients Should Prompt Collaboration with Dermatologists

Vanessa Caceres | March 1, 2015

Patients with conditions that don’t resolve with topical steroids are signal for referral

Generic Colchicine Approved for Gout Prophylaxis

Richard Quinn | March 1, 2015

The cost for therapeautic gout treatment may soon go down, thanks to a recent court ruling

Rheumatology Research Foundation Support Helps Investigator Advance Study into Osteoclasts

From the College | March 1, 2015

Researcher Julia Charles, MD, PhD, gets additional funding support from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Respect Rheumatologists as Responsible Adults: A Call for MOC Reform

Sidney R. Block, MD | March 1, 2015

A rheumatologist says current maintenance of certification requirements put unnecessary stress on clinicians

Case Report: Contagious Rash in Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kenneth W. Van Dyke, DO, Jen K. Erbil, MD, and Harmanjot K. Grewal, MD | March 1, 2015

Consider a diagnosis of crusted scabies in immunosuppressed patients who develop a persistent, pruritic rash