Obesity management goes far beyond the number on the scale. Watch our Four Pillars of Weight Loss video series, part of this month’s The Obesity Imperative campaign. What Are the Four Pillars of Obesity Management? Building a Multidisciplinary Program for Obesity & Arthritis https://t.co/3tjeST1wWs

Added IVIG is Effective in Myositis A small randomized controlled trial demonstrates that intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) added to cortocosteroids lead to greater and faster improvements in patients with newly diagnosed IIMs. https://t.co/XLrvLSoOic https://t.co/xhjPBXLxiC

Added IVIG is Effective in Myositis A small randomized controlled trial demonstrates that intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) added to cortocosteroids lead to greater and faster improvements in patients with newly diagnosed idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). https://t.co/CBzgOfSotj

Discussing Weight Loss: 3 Minute Script Dr. Jack Cush's 3 Minute Script as discussed in his Introducing Weight Loss video. https://t.co/JRWAPc5if5 https://t.co/jI65VzTIfs

Chinese 52 wk study of XKH004, a novel, SC, humanized anti-17A/F in 323 active AS pts Rx q4 wks vs PBO. @ Wk 16, XKH004 was superior for ASAS40 (45.4% vs 19.4%; P<0.001), improved to 66% by wk 52. https://t.co/f7w41m4QZy https://t.co/LELo52zUb7

Obesity and Rheumatic Disease Presented as part of RheumNow's "The Obesity Imperative" campaign. https://t.co/d2fl4EJX8Q https://t.co/AZGfKRvZrx

Join us for Tuesday Nite Rheumatology on September 22 for: Obesity Treatment & Safety Experts will tackle: • GLP-1/GIP therapies • Lifestyle & bariatric interventions • Treatment selection & safety • Cost & compounding concerns • Sarcopenia & bone health • The future of https://t.co/BCSOUot5FL

Review of HLA-B27 What’s New? HLA-B27 remains the dominant genetic link to spondyloarthritis (SpA) across the age spectrum, but B27 related clinical expression diverges between children and adults. New mechanistic data on autoreactive T cells, HLA-B27 misfolding, and gut-joint https://t.co/13hbXlAvCr

Added IVIG is Effective in Myositis A small randomized controlled trial demonstrates that intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) added to cortocosteroids lead to greater and faster improvements in patients with newly diagnosed idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). https://t.co/uNNJ9sHU8M

Bariatric Surgery in the Era of GLP-1RA Overweight/obesity is a chronic multi-system disease that can impair physical and mental health. It now affects almost 1 in 3 Canadians. Multiple recent guidelines have therefore suggested using waist measurements, in addition to BMI, to https://t.co/RaXnQ2d9Yr

4,197 pts from the UK Biobank met fibromyalgia criteria, yet 72.6% had NOT received a diagnosis. Non-Dx assoc w/ male, older age, milder sxs or other pain Dx (OA, CRPS, CFS), lower polysymptomatic distress scores, and less frequent fatigue. https://t.co/Y9m9jR5wbR https://t.co/fitm675kyK

Research at Cedars-Sinai used synthetic noncoding RNA TY1 in a bleomycin mouse model of scleroderma, noting improved exercise tolerance, CV function, lung hydroxyproline, skin thickness, less fibrosis. TY1 attenuates the cGAS/STING pathway https://t.co/jOwlPokxKE https://t.co/aIgIPzZbGa

OL study of tofacitinib in 20 juvenile DM pts w/ calcinosis cutis (11 boys; age 10.4 yrs; CC x 31 mos). Calcinosis assessed by CT scan showed decr Agatston score from 6,349 to 4,007. No SAE. https://t.co/UDLLwce3mp https://t.co/BflewkO0RM