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High Comorbidity Rates with Inclusion Body Myositis

Jack Cush, MD

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) patients tend to be older than those with idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM), but the scope of disease beyond their myositis is not appreciated.

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Serious Infection Risk High in Patients With Lupus

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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had two to four times higher risk for serious infection requiring hospitalization, a nationwide Swedish study found.

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RheumNow Podcast – High Science and Future Treatments (9.10.2021)

Jack Cush, MD

This week: high science that affect future treatments; breakthrough infections in our patients, and what's up with that; and soon your radiologist is going to be replaced by AI. This and more in our review of the news and journal articles from the past week.

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Risk Factors Associated with Systemic Sclerosis Hospitalization

Jack Cush, MD

A retrospective study of systemic sclerosis patients shows that acute hospitalization and mortality were not uncommon and were often linked to SSc-related lung disease.

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COVID Breakthrough Infections in Rheumatic Patients

Jack Cush, MD

Analysis of records from the Mass General Brigham healthcare system in the Boston area, shows that breakthrough infections (after receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccines) in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are not uncommon, and may be severe or fatal.

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RheumNow Podcast – COVID Marching Amidst the Madness (8.27.2021)

Jack Cush, MD

We have a lot of news, information and approvals to review and discuss, though I need to begin with what's weighing heavily on my mind. After, we'll dive into what we learned this week.

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Lupus Research Alliance has awarded $3 million Global Team Science Awards to Drs Virginia Pascual (Weill Cornell Med Schoo) and Ignacio Sanz (Emory Univ Medial School) for their proposed collaborative, translational lupus projects. https://t.co/ecMlHiZfwe

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Breakthrough infections from UK QResarch database: Among 6.95 million vaccinated, 74.1% recv two vaccine doses, there were 2031 covid-19 deaths & 1929 hosp admissions; ~4.0% deaths & admissions were >14 days after 2nd dose https://t.co/bbDsb1zLhX

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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had two to four times higher risk for serious infection requiring hospitalization, a nationwide Swedish study found. https://t.co/ilkqTtZjVL #RheumNow https://t.co/hzcqlNUF66

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Analysis of records from the Mass General Brigham healthcare system in the Boston area, shows that breakthrough infections (after receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccines) in patients with SARDs are not uncommon, and may be severe or fatal. https://t.co/Ri5QipR7YY https://t.co/TaTFTKfAzm

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Two cohorts from the Nurses’ Health Study (1984–2014 & 1991–2013) showed no association between diet & increased risk of incident #SLE; but that a high nut/legume diet may be associated with a reduced SLE risk https://t.co/mbBs7KZA6A

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ICYMI: Using inpatient hospital records of 1.9 million SLE pts, the mortality of hospitalized #SLE changed little from 2006-2016;mortality dropped from 2.2% to 1.5% - with most of this decline between 2006-‘08 and no change since. Racial disparities seen. https://t.co/UUsJYFxQS4

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Using inpatient hospital records of 1.9 million SLE pts, the mortality of hospitalized #SLE changed little from 2006-2016; mortality dropped from 2.2% to 1.5% - with most of this decline between 2006-2008 and no change since. Racial disparities seen. https://t.co/UUsJYFxQS4

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Multi-center study of 215 pediatric SLE patients - 55%(118) w/ Hematologic findings: most common anemia (88), hemolytic anemia (4). Signif assoc w/ HEME dz: Renal Dz, low C3, APL Abs, anti-β2 GP1, Sm, LAC, high SLEDAI. Most Rx w/ steroids, IVIG or RTX https://t.co/nuD524kkD4 https://t.co/6a14bQ6SQ6

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Watch: Drs. Jack Cush, Kathryn Dao ( @KDAO2011) , Janet Pope ( @Janetbirdope) Eric Dein ( @ericdeinmd) and Yuz Yusof discuss a number of lupus presentations presented at the virtual EULAR 2021 meeting. #RheumNow https://t.co/yUEXTOatpR

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NIAID will study COVID‐19 Booster Vaccine in Autoimmune Disease Non‐Responders (including MS, RA, SLE, Scleroderma,pemphigus); 20 sites, 600 pts (taking MTX, MMF or RTX) w/ poor resp to mRNA vax & recv 3rd booster vax. https://t.co/YwCvGnX21F https://t.co/th2WoRv1ng

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Swedish study of 287 SLE pts shows rare risk of autoimmune liver disease. While 14% had persistent LFTs, only 2.8% dx w/ autoimmune hepatitis. 1.4-2.1% met criteria for primary biliary cholangitis. Both AIH & PBC AIH are overrepresented in SLE https://t.co/oc5SLJtycf

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Brazilian national study of 319 SLE & 251,800 nonSLE pts hospitalized with COVID-19 showed that SLE increases risk of death (RR 1.74) & poor outcomeS (RR 1.39). Having lupus doubled (RR 2.2) the risk of risk of death. https://t.co/8VJjdOEuzS

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Among pregnant women, receipt of the BNT162b2 vaccine was associated with a 78% lower risk of incident SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cohort study tincluded 15 060 pregnant women in Israel. No adverse pregnancy outcome difference in Vax Pts https://t.co/jXUjaKIfUV

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Rheums--have a question or case for Jack Cush? Record it here and we may feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology. https://t.co/wzNmOzH4VE https://t.co/QJn6Uo3lbM

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