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Join Dr. Cush at RheumNow Live this March as he presents and discusses Treatment Choices in Refractory RA. https://t.co/11XNOQOwm0 https://t.co/Ar4QeoRRTz

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Cognitive Function and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dr. Akhil Sood Interviews Dr. Elena Myasoedova https://t.co/SkB3b4wfIj https://t.co/sXNXlbDddG

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How Preventable Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Women who made at least four healthy lifestyle choices saw their risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis reduced significantly, an analysis of Nurses' Health Study (NHS) data found.

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We are excited to announce that Dr. Janet Pope will be joining us at RheumNow Live, leading a presentation on Drug Cycling vs Switching in RA. Join the discussion on March 19-20, on site or virtually! https://t.co/RfWz53vem3 https://t.co/9n1UzFrkVb

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ICYMI: Infliximab treatment of RMD/IMIDs by targeting drug levels (therapeutic drug monitoring) was superior to usual care in study with more sustained Dz control without worsening in 458 IMID pts Rx for 52 weeks (TDM 74% vs 70% standard Rx) https://t.co/KsnQxYXHkI

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GWAS study in RA used to develop polygenic risk score (PRS) for Xray progression (training set = 500 and validated testing set= 740). Risk factors for severe XRAY progr = PRS (P=0.00019), female (P=0.0033), ACPA (P=0.0023), BMI (P=0.031) https://t.co/dwDSnTFUqs

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Believing is Doing (1.21.2022)

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com. These reports are about better outcomes in Lupus; fewer Gout flares with T2T and the power of belief. 

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Referral Rules for At-Risk Inflammatory Arthritis https://t.co/p1sBNSmWF5 https://t.co/tk29UNPYdi

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Dr. Peter Nigrovic asserts the division between pediatric and adult arthritis is senseless and has no firm biologic basis. Instead we should consider pts as sero- positive or negative, Systemci or Spondyloarthropathy. @UTSWRheum https://t.co/zx5oQmUQ6Y
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Referral Rules for At-Risk Inflammatory Arthritis

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A prospective primary care study of patients at-risk for inflammatory arthritis (IA) showed that progression to IA was most likely in those with high anti-CCP antibody titers levels and involvement of the hands/feet/ IA.

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192 early arthritis & 693 early arthralgia underwent the MTP-squeeze-test (MTPsqT) & MRI. Synovitis & intermetatarsal bursitis (IMB) were assoc w/ MTPsqT. In EA, MTPsqT +, 79% had synovitis or IMB: 12% synovitis, 15% IMB & 52% had both. https://t.co/Ojwb8KkmLu

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Register for RheumNow Live, March 19-20, 2022. You can attend RheumNow Live in person in Irving, Texas - or, the comfort of your own home or office. You can also receive CME credit! https://t.co/c7oLLCllM8 https://t.co/EGCGFilnVv

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The Overpricing of Drugs (1.14.2022)

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week we discuss amputations, a $57 billion RA market, an FDA approved drug for Cat arthritis and drug that works in Sjogren's.

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Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices? https://t.co/hLrUFCiKwm https://t.co/ZgRoW9Duo6

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COVAX Registry: Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Rheum Patients  https://t.co/MrywKZKcIV https://t.co/QgajVPdesg

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COVAX Registry: Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Rheum Patients

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The EULAR Coronavirus Vaccine (COVAX) physician-reported registry has shown that the use of COVID-19 vaccines in people with inflammatory/autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (I-RMD) is effective, safe, and well tolerated.

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What Can JIA Patients Expect 18 Years In?

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Follow-up in a Scandinavian cohort of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients that began in 1997-2000 revealed a number of surprises, a new study indicated.

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Register for RheumNow Live, March 19-20, 2022. You can attend RheumNow Live in person in Irving, Texas - or, the comfort of your own home or office. You can also receive CME credit! https://t.co/fYyV75vAWm https://t.co/zOpCbBrzHJ

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COVID-19 in Pregnant Rheumatic Women

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The Global Rheumatology Alliance (GRA) has studied the outcomes of women with rheumatic disease who were pregnant at the time of infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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The global rheumatoid arthritis drugs market size was valued at $57,929 million in 2019, and is projected to reach $62,935 million by 2027. https://t.co/hQTDc0ajdN

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