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Hospital Mortality in Dermatomyositis
A cohort study shows that hospitalized patients with dermatomyositis have higher in-hospital mortality in the presence of active rash, interstitial lung disease, and elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio at admission.
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More on Methotrexate and ILD Risk
To assess the progression of the interstitial lung disease related to Methotrexate (MTX) exposure, and to evaluate the lung involvement in RA non-ILD patients with MTX exposure, a systematic review was performed to assess whether RA patients receiving methotrexate (MTX) are at greater risk f
IL-1 Inhibition in CPPD
Controlled clinical trials in patients with calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) are scant. Now a metanalysis provides evidence that anakinra, an interleukin-1 inhibitor, is a promising alternative for patients with acute CPPD flares.
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Robinson et al has published that Epstein-Barr virus infects and reprograms autoreactive B cells to drive the systemic autoimmune response in SLE https://t.co/vjpvILrJOt https://t.co/HepyZrYW5L
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Mesothelin as a biomarker and potential therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis? Mesothelin is elevated in RA & animal models & promothes osteoclast differentiation & bony destruction. Blocking mesothelin has the potential to reduce bone destruction. https://t.co/WRXG91AqmJ https://t.co/hMgddPXhxG
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Day 2 Recap: #ACR25 Highlights
Join RheumNow Faculty Drs. David Liew, Antoni Chan, Mrinalini Dey, and Jack Cush as they discuss highlights and key takeaways from the Day 2 Recap.
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CAR-T Therapy: Where is it Heading?
Dr. Peter Nash summarizes several abstracts looking at CAR-T therapy from #ACR25.
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Deep Learning Model Accurately Detects Ankylosing Spondylitis on MRI
AI continues to move from research labs into rheumatology clinics, promising to reshape how inflammatory diseases are diagnosed and monitored. AS, in particular, poses a diagnostic challenge—its early imaging https://t.co/TH2YIiPPEq
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Western Australia study of 1854 SLE pts (median 40 yrs old). Interstitial lung disease was seen in in 3.8% of SLE, 26 fold more than controls. Risk factors for ILD included older age, smoking and serositis. SLE-ILD pts had higher mortality rates (MR 52.0, CI 37.0–71.1).
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Sjögren's disease RCTs: Has the Long Drought Ended?
At #ACR25, two late breaking abstracts have triggered hope for patients suffering from Sjögren's disease.
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PRED-SAFE: Shared Decision-Making Tool for Chronic Prednisone Use
Drs. Jiha Lee and Shivani Garg discuss abstract 1052 (“Prednisone… A Necessary Evil…” Developing an Evidence-Based Benefits vs. Harms Shared Decision-Making Tool (PRED-SAFE) to Support Decisions Around Chronic https://t.co/ZBH61Uzzc8
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Every week, RheumIQ challenges you with a quick quiz on current rheumatology updates.
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Biologic use in 5008 IBD pts finds higher serious infxn (SIE) rates (vs, RA or PsO). In UC the SIE rate was 5.5/100PY w/ vedolizumab & 7/100PY w/ other biologics. In Crohns the SIE rate was 7.9/100PY w/ vedolizumab vs 6.5/100PY w/ other biologics (adj HR 1.15; 0.95–1.40) (P .16) https://t.co/R7YC220NnO
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Genetic Risks and Severe Cutaneous Reactions to Allopurinol
A matched cohort study shows that HLA-B*58:01 and HLA-A*34:02 are strongly associated with allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), these alleles were absent in more than one-third of those https://t.co/NLpHVhr9Ww
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Swedish Birth Registry study of adverse preg outcomes (APOs) after SSc Dx [n=941] or w/in 3 yrs [39] or > 3yrs pre-Dx [839]. SSc women have incr APOs post-Dx, including preeclampsia (RR 3.8), preterm (3.3), C-section (2.5); but also incr APO risk w/in 3 yrs of Dx
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NHANES study of 4,622 adults, including 296 w/ RA, shows volatile organic compounds (VOCs) & metabolites (mVOCs) exposures increases the risk of #RA (OR: 1.23 - 1.37), especially in females. https://t.co/pBNLTRkyLn https://t.co/L6nVbYlBhD
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#ACR25 PsA Topic Panel
A focused conversation on the latest in psoriatic arthritis care - from emerging data and treatment strategies to real-world challenges in diagnosis and management. Hear expert perspectives, clinical pearls, and what's shaping PsA practice right now. https://t.co/PP0fkweXsZ
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New Approaches to Therapy in PsA
Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh offers an overview of new approaches to therapy in psoriatic arthritis, at #ACR25.
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Why I love the late breaking abstracts
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Tuesday Nite Rheumatology (on 11.11.25) https://t.co/xk8NOwLN7z
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