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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week, rheumatologic problems incited by respiratory infections, air pollution and how you live, now where you live.
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A pragmatic, open-label trial of osteoarthritis (OA) patients demonstrated that adding duloxetine treatment seems to be beneficial for end-stage knee OA patients with neuropathic-like symptoms (at risk of central sensitization).
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Interesting reports this week about dementia, who gets hand OA and a great list of women Heroes and Pillars of Rheumatology. Tune in as Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week in RheumNow.com.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com. He discusses the GI side effects of IL-17 inhibitors, downstream revenues from rheumatology care and dietary prevention of gout.
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The EULAR Coronavirus Vaccine (COVAX) physician-reported registry has shown that the use of COVID-19 vaccines in people with inflammatory/autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (I-RMD) is effective, safe, and well tolerated.
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There's good news and bad news in rheumatology fellowship matching for 2022. There's also new FDA approvals and indications, but a new serious safety warning has arisen from the CDC about the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the latest news, journal reports, regulatory approvals, plus 3 new cases from rheumatologists.
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The 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology was jointly awarded to Drs.
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Deaths due to non-benzodiazepine hypnotics and gabapentinoids increased significantly over the last two decades. Clinicians should not assume that replacing benzodiazepines and opioids with these medications necessarily lowers risk to the patient. https://t.co/hfwKElpdFc https://t.co/lgHyRv7OyQ
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C.D.C. Proposes New Guidelines for Treating Pain; the main msg - use "nonopioid therapies” for chronic & acute pain, including gabapentin, ibuprofen, PT, massage and acupuncture., https://t.co/vJeGeq8mHz
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Treatment of Complex regional pain syndrome type-I (CRPS-I) in adults is difficult! A Systematic review shows that only parenteral bisphosphonates (and maybe ketamine) lowered VAS/NRS pain scales vs placebo. https://t.co/m4SpO4P96J
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Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?
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COVAX Registry: Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Rheum Patients
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Duloxetine added to usual analgesics failed to improve pain in 132 hip or knee OA pts by WOMAC pain scores: 1) Dulox + usual care vs 2) Usual care showed no diff in pain at 3 mos or 12 mos. https://t.co/9gR2PNVrPl
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Fibromyalgia pts are prone to suicidal ideation (29.6%; OR 9.1), attempts (5.7%; OR 3.1), & events (OR 1.38), but significance lost when correcting for psych illness. Risk assoc w/ work, dz severity, obesity, addiction, chronic pain & co-morbidities. https://t.co/jjiZ5iZBjP https://t.co/cuCsKKcOj7
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The Last CBD Trial: Dr. David Liew ( @drdavidliew) discusses abstract #1456 presented at the #ACR21 annual meeting.
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Fibromyalgianess Glucocorticoid Persistence in RA Patients: Dr. Sheila Reyes ( @RHEUMarampa) discusses abstract #0120 presented at the #ACR21 annual meeting.
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