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Articles tagged with "Rheumatoid arthritis"

ACR REF Launches ‘Within Our Reach’

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The ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) has launched “Within Our Reach,” a national, multiyear, $30-million fundraising campaign aimed at accelerating innovative research on rheumatoid arthritis. RA—long considered one of the most disabling types of arthritis—has been a primary focus of rheumatologic research. Recent advances in the basic management of RA include targeted treatments and improvements in treating other types of inflammatory arthritis. Unfortunately, we still do not know the cause of RA or have a cure.

Reading Rhuem

Robyn T. Domsic, MD; Gail C. Davis, RN, EdD; Mary Corr,MD  |  

Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature

Reading Rheum

David G. Borenstein, MD;Robyn T. Domsic, MD; Daniel Hal Solomon, MD, MPH  |  

Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature

Consumers Add Perspective to Arthritis Research

Catherine Backman, PhD, OT(C)  |  

It has been my distinct pleasure to work with consumer collaborators—people living with arthritis—on research projects, advisory boards, and review panels, in consensus meetings to establish research agendas, and as co-educators in health professional programs. Those I work with have chosen the term “consumer collaborator” to reflect their contribution to and eventual use of our partnerships, although others might call them patients or clients.

A Heart In Danger

Jane E. Salmon, MD  |  

Rheumatologists should monitor and aggressively treat cardiac risk factors in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis