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RheumNow Podcast - EULAR 2021 & EULAR-IQ (6.4.21)
Dr Jack Cush reviews highlight presentations from the first 3 days of EULAR 2021.
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COLCORONA: Protective Effect of Colchicine in COVID-19
Lancet Respiratory Medicine has reported the results of the COLCORONA trial, showing that in patients with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 infection, colchicine led to a significantly lower rate of death or hospital admission from COVID.
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RheumNow Podcast – Heart, Lung & Liver (5.28.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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Methotrexate Impairs COVID Vax Response
One-third of patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases being treated with methotrexate showed attenuated responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers reported.
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Efficacy of 6 Weeks Antibiotics with Prosthetic Joint Infections
The NEJM has published the results of a French multicenter study showing that prosthetic joint infections can be successfully managed with 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy; this was noninferior and had better outcomes compared to 12 weeks of antibiotic therapy.
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Tocilizumab Augmented Efficacy in COVID-19 Pneumonia with High CRP
JAMA Internal Medicine report an analysis of recent and composite trial data suggesting that tocilizumab (TCZ) therapy in COVID-19–associated pneumonia patients with high CRP levels is likely to be effective.
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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Deaths in Rheumatic Patients
Analysis of data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance shows that rheumatic diseases infected with COVID-19 had a greater risk of death with age, comorbidities, high disease activity and few specific therapies.
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RheumNow Podcast – Myth Busters (5.21.2021)
Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com
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Lower Rates of Serious Infection with Ustekinumab in Psoriatic Disease
Patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis who were being treated with ustekinumab (Stelara) had lower rates of serious hospitalized infections than patients receiving other biologics or small molecule therapies, a study utilizing data from two commercial claims databases found.
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RheumNow Podcast – BandAids for Rheumatologists (5.14.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com - a website for rheumatologists, by rheumatologists.
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RheumNow Live 2021 Now Available for All
RheumNow Live (RNL) for 2021 was held March 20 - 21 in Fort Worth, TX, and now all can partake in the meeting - by video, podcast or by signing up for Tuesday Nite Rheumatology (TNR).
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NSAID Safety with COVID-19 Infection
NSAIDs do not affect COVID outcomes; here we are nearly 16 months into the pandemic, and this is the common sense conclusion of a recent trial published in Lancet Rheumatology.
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Unique Oral Microbiome in Early and Pre-Clinical RA
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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RheumNow Podcast – Uppers and Downers
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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ACR Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance- April 2021
The ACR COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Guidance was originally published on February 8, 2021 and updated on March 4, 2021. On April 28, 2021, new recommendations were added regarding mycophenolate, methotrexate, acetaminophen, and NSAID timing considerations,
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