Recent Researches on Arthritis and Rheumatism in the United States

Greetings from the editor 2019

“…The first volume’s papers dealt with ‘acute rheumatism’, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis and gout11–13; the systemic anti-inflammatory effect of gold therapy was addressed14 (reminding us of some of the groundbreaking work of the first ‘hero’5 mentioned above which formed a foundation for that article); and several papers dealt with the possible causes of rheumatic diseases 15 16. But also societal aspects received attention,17 and Philip Hench18 wrote an article on research in rheumatic diseases, long before he received the Nobel Prize for his seminal work on glucocorticoids. Thus, already 80 years ago the journal was dedicated to advance the field, a dedication that we have maintained until today and are determined to further expand over the next years.…”