Rheumatology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

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.

Hip replacements not just for the elderly anymore

Posted on: 27/03/2015 - 20:01

Hip replacement is becoming more common among middle-aged Americans at the same time as the number of surgeons who perform the procedure is declining,... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Overall physical health strongly predicts arthritis pain

Posted on: 26/03/2015 - 19:45

Physical health, previous joint pain, and the presence of diabetes can strongly predict whether a patient with arthritis will experience pain, say res... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Home-administered biologics for RA more common with Medicare Part D subsidies

Posted on: 25/03/2015 - 18:37

For Medicare beneficiaries with rheumatoid arthritis, out-of-pocket costs are closely linked to whether a patient is more likely to receive facility- ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Treat-to-target approach for RA has cardiovascular benefits

Posted on: 24/03/2015 - 20:36

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have a significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular events if their disease is under control, based on an analysis of da... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Study addresses outcomes of nonsevere ANCA-associated vasculitis relapses for first time

Posted on: 23/03/2015 - 21:23

Treating nonsevere relapse in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis with an increase in glucocorticoids restores remission ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Ask vitiligo patients about autoimmune symptoms

Posted on: 23/03/2015 - 19:49

SAN FRANCISCO – Thyroid disease is known to be more common in patients with vitiligo, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In a review of 1,0... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Halting biologics before surgery tied to flares in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 13/03/2015 - 16:15

Interrupting biologic therapy before surgery led to flares in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and did not appear to prevent postoperative complicati... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Diet’s link to RA risk centers on alcohol, fish, sugar consumption

Posted on: 11/03/2015 - 19:01

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Moderate alcohol intake and fish consumption are the two dietary factors supported by the strongest epidemiologic evidence for a p... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Microbiome research is decades away from benefiting human health

Posted on: 10/03/2015 - 14:20

MAUI, HAWAII – Don’t look for findings about the human microbiome to have any imminent impact on health, said rheumatologist Peter Lipsky. The hu... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Vasculitis patients need up-front protection from steroid side effects

Posted on: 09/03/2015 - 21:19

MAUI, HAWAII – When vasculitis patients are started on corticosteroids, they should also be started on treatments to protect them from the adverse e... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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