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The Match Game (4.14.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com, including Rheumatology success in the NRMP MATCH, Cocaine vasculitis and worrisome safety risks with Biologics and tsDMARDs.
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Industry Payments to Rheumatologists Dropped During COVID
Having their clinics shut down and patients staying away during the COVID-19 pandemic was bad enough for physicians' finances, but now a new study finds that, at least for rheumatologists, payments from industry dried up as well.
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Rheumatology Workforce: Is it a Women’s Issue?
I recently sat down with Dr. Daniel Battafarano, chair of the ACR’s Workforce Solutions Committee, to discuss workforce study findings, their impact on the next few years, and proposed interventions to address these issues.
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Rheumatologist - Work-Life Survey Results
During the week of April 3, 2023, registered Rheumatologists responded to an email survey regarding work-life balance. The following are the results from 190 respondents - 53% were male (47% female) and 94% were from the USA.
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“You Can Have it All” (4.7.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and highlights from our "Women in Rheumatology" Campaign from last week on RheumNow.com
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What Advocacy Taught Me About Leadership
When I first took on the role as the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Committee on Government Affairs chair, I was keenly aware of being the first woman to be nominated to this position. While the demographics of government officials have changed over the past several decades, governance positions are held overwhelmingly by men. Having my voice heard and advocating for my colleagues at the ACR, and most importantly for our patients, were priorities.
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British Society of Rheumatology Plans Revision of Systemic Sclerosis Guideline
British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) last published its guideline for systemic sclerosis (SSc) in 2016. Given the many advances in the field the BSR has outlined their plans to update the management of SSc.
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Intrathecal Methotrexate for Cerebritis (3.31.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the CV advantage to walking, the OA risk with running and the eczema-OA connection; these articles and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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LAVLI - A New Autoinflammatory Disorder
NIH researchers have have described a novel autoinflammatory disorder called "Lyn kinase-associated vasculopathy and liver fibrosis" (LAVLI), based on a mutation in the LYN gene (that encodes the Lyn kinase protein).
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Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Payments
Physicians accepting payments from drug and device companies administered significantly more hyaluronic acid (HA) injections to Medicare beneficiaries for knee osteoarthritis, researchers found.
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Night Splinting for Carpal Tunnel (3.24.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past 2 weeks on RheumNow.com. This week reviews clinical associations with SS-A, a new biomarker for SSc-ILD and cancer screening for myositis patients.
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