Rheumatology Experts & Viewpoints

What Should Patients Do With Unused Narcotics? Clinicians often tell patients to save their remaining narcotics for "next time." According to guidelines, this may not be the best advice.
Ask the Expert, November 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: Tort Reform: Does Saying "I'm Sorry" Help? Physicians are often reluctant to apologize for clinical errors because their words can be used in malpractice litigation as admissions of fault. MPC members discuss whether saying "I'm sorry" can help.
Commentary, November 2009
Opioid Contracts in Primary Care Opioid contracts are not prevalent in primary care.
Ask the Expert, November 2009
XMRV: The Missing Link in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, describes a newly published report of a potential link between a recently discovered virus and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Commentary, November 2009
Joint Pain Associated With Aromatase Inhibitors in Patients With Breast Cancer In her latest video blog, Dr. Kathy Miller comments on a new study examining the incidence of arthralgia associated with aromatase inhibitor therapy in patients with breast cancer.
Commentary, November 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: A Death Foretold Would you operate on a patient who experienced a premonition of death? Is this a contraindication surgery? Medscape Physician Connect members discuss whether to ignore or heed premonitions.
Commentary, November 2009
ACR 2009: Studies Offer Potential New Therapies for Management of Sjögren's Syndrome In this video commentary, Dr. Robert Fox reviews the latest research from ACR on the pathophysiology and management of Sjögren's syndrome.
Commentary, November 2009
ACR 2009: Current and Future Treatment Options in Lupus In this video commentary, Dr. Elizabeth Tindall and Dr. Gregg Silverman discuss the significance of recent studies in managing lupus.
Commentary, November 2009
ACR 2009: Emerging Therapies Show Promise in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment In this video commentary, Dr. Vibeke Strand provides an overview of drugs in the pipeline that will affect the management of rheumatoid arthritis.
Commentary, October 2009
ACR 2009: New RA Criteria Will Benefit Both Research and Patient Care In this video commentary, Dr. Maxime Dougados, President-Elect of EULAR, discusses how new RA classification criteria will be used in research and in the clinical management of RA.
Commentary, October 2009

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A study presented at the ASHG annual meeting found 5 new loci associated with susceptibility for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but less than 50% of the risk for SLE can be explained by known genetic changes. How likely or not likely are you to consider testing for a genetic change that only contributes to a small proportion of disease risk?

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ACR 2009: Studies Offer Potential New Therapies for Management of Sjögren's Syndrome In this video commentary, Dr. Robert Fox reviews the latest research from ACR on the pathophysiology and management of Sjögren's syndrome.
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