Rheumatology (Greek ρεύμα, rheuma, river) is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to diagnosis and therapyof rheumatic diseases. Clinicians who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders.

VIDEO: Primary care is pain care’s front line

ORLANDO – Primary care physicians need to be on the front line of pain care, explained Dr. Paul J. Christo. The most important reason is the sheer volume of individuals with chronic pain, according...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
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PsA disease activity and treatment success defined

New criteria that define psoriatic arthritis disease activity and treatment response establish cutpoints and percentage changes on the Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis scores, Dr....

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
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Novel triple therapy in ITP provides enduring responses

For patients with chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia, a three-drug regimen was associated with a high response rate and relapse-free survival, according to the results of a single-arm, phase IIb...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
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Yet another insurer demand: patient care notifications

Some insurance companies recently started sending notifications about patient care. For example, one recently sent my boss a letter about one of his patients with rheumatoid arthritis, asking why the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
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Study reveals distinct forms of foot osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis of the foot takes one of two forms: isolated disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joint or more extensive disease of that and several other joints of the midfoot, researchers...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
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