Researchers have long noted links between cancer and autoimmune rheumatic diseases, particularly with patients developing cancer and traditional rheumatic diseases together over time. Clinicians are now seeing some of those […] Read more
This year’s ARHP Keynote Address focused on the one prescription available to everybody that has unlimited refills — physical activity. “I tell my patients that if I could pick one […] Read more
Renowned endocrinologist Fuller Albright and colleagues discovered in the late 1920s that parathyroid hormone (PTH) — known to take calcium from bone — could be used to increase bone mass. […] Read more
The discovery of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCAs) revolutionized the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of small vessel vasculitis associated with these autoantibodies. Attendees of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Philip Hench, MD, […] Read more
Advances in immunology research continue to open new doors for rheumatologists. During a state-of-the-art lecture Tuesday, R. John Looney, MD, will highlight recent advances and bring attendees up-to-date on the […] Read more
You’re invited to attend the annual ACR Business Meeting on Tuesday! The ACR will install the 81st President of the American College of Rheumatology, David Daikh, MD, PhD. During the […] Read more
The Tuesday afternoon lecture Genetics of Chronic Pain will focus on what has become a public health problem affecting, by one estimate, a quarter of Americans. William Maixner, DDS, PhD, […] Read more
Training and workforce issues will be the topic of discussion during the annual ILAR Session: How Rheumatologists Are Trained Around the Globe on Tuesday from 2:30 – 3:30 pm in […] Read more
ARHP President Afton Hassett, PsyD, will pass the presidential gavel to Sandra Mintz, MSN, RN, during today’s ARHP Topic Round Tables: Networking Forum, 12:00 – 2:00 pm in the Sapphire […] Read more
The rheumatic diseases and the field of rheumatology encompass a wide range of medical conditions affecting multiple organ systems. These conditions reflect diverse pathogenic mechanisms and result in functional limitations, […] Read more