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Polypharmacy Increased in Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is plagued by obesity, depression and increased comorbidities; now it appears that polypharmacy adds to the burden of managing PsA.
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Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) released a summary of its new guideline titled “The Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for Patients with Symptomatic Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis or Osteonecrosis Who Have Failed Nonoperative Therapy.”
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Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis
Intensity of distance running had no bearing on the prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis among participants in recent editions of the Chicago Marathon, researchers reported here.
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Big Time Vasculitis (3.10.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush Reviews the News and Journal articles from the past week on RheumNow. This weeks highlights includes insights on scleroderma, myositis, vasculitis and answers the question - does aggressive biologic treatment of psoriasis prevent future psoriatic arthritis?
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Long-Term Survival of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
A single center cohort study analyzed the outcome and survival of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) patients and showed good 5 and 10 year survival but showed significant declined 15-25 years post-diagnosis.
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NSAIDs in Pregnancy (3.3.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the lastest journal articles, news, and FDA announcements from the past week on RheumNow. This week, the importance of IFNa, Subclinical PsA and NSAID safety during Pregnancy.
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Treat-to-Target Guidelines for GCA and PMR
The Annals of Rheumatic Disease has published updated multinational, treat-to-target (T2T) recommendations for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).
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The Late Edition (2.24.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com
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Heavy Metals and the Risk of Arthritis
The etiology of arthritis was studied using US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data and suggested that elevated concentrations of trace elements (TE: Pb, Cd, and Cu) were associated with increased risk of arthritis.
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Half the Experts are Wrong (2.17.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and tries to stump the expert panel this week on the podcast.
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