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San Francisco, CA – August 3, 2022 — House Rx, the platform for medically integrated dispensing of specialty medications, announced today it has partnered with three new rheumatology clinics to integrate in-house specialty drug dispensing – also known as medically integrated dispensing (MID) – into the clinics’ operations. The three practices are: Arizona Arthritis & ...

Please join us in welcoming Drs. Heather Holden and Elnaz Tabrizi to AOCC! Both providers are accepting patients Starting January 1, 2022.   Heather Holden, MD, graduated from Princeton University, where her senior thesis on the development of autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis helped spark her interest in immunology and rheumatology. She went on to attend medical school at ...

Dr. Yael Klionsky graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009. After spending two years doing immunology research at the National Institute of Health, Dr. Klionsky attended medical school at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Her internal medicine residency at Case Western in Cleveland, Ohio followed by a fellowship in rheumatology at Wake Forest University led ...

Dr. Robert J. Kipnis Announces Retirement - Help Send Him Off

Many people will be driving in the car or perhaps taking flights over the Holidays. It can be very uncomfortable to travel with joint pain! Here are some simple and practical tips that you can implement to decrease your discomfort while traveling: Plan for Breaks! You should not sit for more than 2 hours straight before ...

Tell us about which Nurse Practitioner (NP) school you attended and why it made the top of your list?            I attended Regis College, in Weston, MA, just outside of Boston.  I chose Regis because it was 100% in-person instruction, provided clinical training with some of the best medical facilities in the world, including Partners ...

Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups quick oats 1 cup white whole wheat flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ cup honey ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips ¼ cup chopped walnuts   Directions: Whisk oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and kosher salt together in a large bowl. Combine honey, ...

Although arthritis can develop without certain risk factors, many people who develop arthritis have other health problems as well. Being aware of risk factors can help you to mitigate your chances of developing arthritis! As the CDC points out on their website, “You can decrease your risk of getting arthritis or making arthritis worse by ...

Dr. Gary B. Maniloff, M.D., board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology with Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas (AOCC), will retire after 39 years of practicing medicine. Dr. Maniloff graduated from the State University of New York at Albany, Yale University, and Sackler School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in rheumatology at Long Island ...

Tell us about which Nurse Practitioner (NP) school you attended and why it made the top of your list? Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. They were one of the 1st universities to offer Advanced Study of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies Certificate, which is my passion. Where did you complete your residency or fellowship? How/why did ...

Aging is inevitable, it happens to everyone. But we can, in some measure, offset the effects of aging by staying active. Staying active increases your flexibility and mobility as you age and also reduces your risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.  Here are some tips for staying active into your older years: Find a regular walking buddy. Join ...

Tell us why you chose Nova Southern University for medical school?       I chose NSU-COM because I was drawn to osteopathic medicine. I have always believed that medicine is about treating the whole person and osteopathic medicine focuses on this. Everything we do and eat affects our body and it is important that we not ...