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Rheumatology Research Foundation Funding Leads to New Measurement Tool for RA

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A new measurement tool could mean big changes for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). With funding from the Rheumatology Research Foundation, Gregg Silverman, MD, led a study that developed a means for the measurement of immunologic memory in autoimmune disease. This new tool will allow rheumatologists and investigators to measure the immunologic defects that…

The ARHP Practice Committee Develops Case Study of a Typical Patient with RA

Karen Duclon, MSN, ARNP, on behalf of the ARHP Practice Committee  |  

What does a new patient experience as symptoms develop and diagnosis is confirmed? Who is involved in the care of a newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? The ARHP Practice Committee has developed a case study that will help answer these questions . Meet Joy G., a 48-year-old woman with RA. Follow Joy through…