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Does a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) mean I am going to eventually be crippled or disabled? | Handling the Hard Questions Series

08/31/2019

A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]

How did I get Rheumatoid Arthritis? | Handling the Hard Questions Series

08/28/2019

A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]

How to Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits with Arthritis

08/26/2019

More than 40 million adults in the US suffer from debilitating arthritis. If you’re one of them you may be able to receive Social Security […]

RNS Member Karen McKerihan attends NICA’s Inaugural Annual Conference

07/20/2019

A post by Karen McKerihan I am a nurse practitioner (NP) and Director of Infusion Services for a large rheumatology practice in South Carolina. I […]

The Patient Perspective: The Benefits of Participating in a Clinical Trial | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

07/12/2019

It started with one pill a day, then two, and then four. That was followed by a series of injections. And on and on, still […]

Dealing with the Unique Challenges of the “Have Nots” | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

07/05/2019

In the United States, those of us who work as healthcare providers often struggle with the realities of the “haves” vs. the “have nots.” The […]

Making the Hardest Conversations a Bit Easier

06/28/2019

Telling a patient that they have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or any other autoimmune disorder is never easy. By the time most patients arrive in our […]