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May 06, 2021
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the best journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.Read Article
Avacopan for ANCA Vasculitis Goes in Front of the FDA
MedPage Today
May 07, 2021
An FDA advisory panel will consider whether to recommend approval of an oral C5a inhibitor for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, with agency staff raising questions over the "clinical meaningfulness" of key study data.
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#LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Janet Pope - Belimumab in SLE nephritis
From ACR 2020
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May 07, 2021
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Dr. Michelle Petri - Best Practices in Testing for Antiphospholipid Syndrome (LAC wins)
From ACR 2020
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May 07, 2021
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Falling or Falling in Love (5.7.2021)
Dr Jack Cush reviews the best journal articles of the week from RheumNow
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May 07, 2021
May is also arthritis awareness month!
Why we love Rheumatology Fellows
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#ArthritisAwarenessMonth
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May 07, 2021
News Feature: Drug Monitoring Ineffective with Infliximab Treatment
A randomized trial compared TDM to no TDM in patients receiving infliximab for chronic IMIDs and found that TDM did not increase the odds of achieving remission.
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May 07, 2021
Falls are not uncommon in #RA patients; significant risk factors for falls include being elderly, un-married, higher pain scores, reported dizziness taking psychotropic medications and having lower HRQoL scores https://t.co/a8qA7n68q5
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May 07, 2021
Unique Oral Microbiome in Early and Pre-Clinical RA
May 06, 2021
An oral microbiome study of rheumatoid arthritis patients suggests that periodontal condition in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and individuals at risk of RA.
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ARTIC REWIND - Don't Half DMARD Therapy
May 06, 2021
The ARTIC-REWIND study examined rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in remission on conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) to see if they could "step-down" their csDMARDs theray; but the study showed that 25% those who went on half-dose experienced disease flares (less so in the stable-dose group).
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Today begins National Nurses week!
God Bless Rheumatology Nurses
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#ArthritisAwarenessMonth https://t.co/bhuocIlHWT
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May 06, 2021
News Feature: Childhood Lupus May Hamper Adult Careers
Long-term outcomes of kids with cSLE are uncommon, but this cSLE cohort analysis suggests that SLE significantly impacts their future education, vocation, and employment as they reach adulthood.
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May 06, 2021
#LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Kathryn Dao - Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus, SpA
From ACR 2020
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May 06, 2021
Join us each Tuesday for Tuesday Night Rheumatology. We'll have new speakers each week and a Q&A session available following the discussion.
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May 06, 2021
Study of healthcare resource utilization and costs psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) vs controls; PsA has the highest annual all-cause healthcare costs per patient - Controls =$7,470, Psoriasis= $11,062, and PsA = $29,742 https://t.co/06irRupcLJ
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May 06, 2021
Systematic review 6 studies of ischemic stroke and Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) shows among 5,114 IIM cases there was an increased risk of ischemic stroke (RR = 2.41, 95% CI: 1.31, 4.45), 49% higher in dermatomyositis and Asian IIM. https://t.co/gYdMgmU5Uh
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May 06, 2021
Drug Monitoring Ineffective with Infliximab Treatment
May 05, 2021
The predictive value of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) while on biologics is debateable; gastroenterology routinely relies on TDM, while rheumatologists do not. A randomized trial compared TDM to no TDM in patients receiving infliximab for chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) and found that TDM did not increase the odds of achieving remission.
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News Feature: Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Women
JAMA has posted an insights article reviewing autoimmune thyroid disease in women. Thyroid autoimmunity has a higher prevalence in women and with increasing age.
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May 05, 2021
Did you miss last night's Tuesday Night Rheumatology? Watch the playback now.
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May 05, 2021
News Feature: Results Disappoint for Fecal Transplant in Arthritis
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) showed disappointing results among patients with active psoriatic arthritis, a small randomized trial found.
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May 05, 2021
May is Lupus month! We've compiled some great lupus resources to share throughout the month. #LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Janet Pope - Modifying risk of Lupus and RA
From ACR 2020
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May 05, 2021
From the blog
Rebuttals
Mar 15, 2021
Since the COVID vaccine rollout, more people have been eligible to receive the vaccine. However, not everyone chooses to get one. I have heard many reasons (aka excuses) from my patients who are vaccine hesitant.
Most come from people who are highly intelligent, and claimed that they will receive the vaccine but not yet. While I am not trying to force people to get vaccinated, I wanted to hear their side of the story and also ask that they hear mine.
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Therapeutic Update
Expert Perspectives on Lupus Nephritis
Sponsored by GSK US Medical Affairs
May 03, 2021
In this disease education video series from GSK, leading rheumatologists and nephrologists share their perspectives on lupus nephritis and reflect upon the gaps that remain in our understanding and management of the disease.
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