In the modern world, telemedicine is becoming more and more popular, especially among the chronically ill. Rheumatology patients can especially benefit from telemedicine due to their limited access to rheumatologists geologically and their limited mobility. While...
Research has shown that children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could be more susceptible to certain diseases, including RA itself. For those unfamiliar with the disease, rheumatoid arthritis is a painful joint condition, occurring when the...
In the wake of the much-publicized drug price hikes of common prescriptions such as Mylan’s Epipen and Turing’s Daraprim, patients and doctors alike have been scratching their heads about why drug prices keep increasing. Some reasons may be the rise of the cost of...
If you’re a practicing rheumatologist who keeps up with field news by subscribing to Rheum Now and Cleveland Clinic’s Rheumatology Daily Briefing e-newsletters, then you’ve probably heard a lot about the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology recently. What is the...
If you find your feet and calves are in pain after a long day at work, you may just shrug it off to spending too many hours standing. However, your feet and calves may be trying to tell you something — because that pain could be a sign of osteoarthritis. If you...
