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Allopurinol Use Does Not Increase Mortality in Gout with Chronic Kidney Disease
A population based trial has shown that allopurinol use dose escalation and achieving target uric acid levels (with allopurinol), was not associated with increased mortality in patients with gout and concurrent CKD
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$30 Billion and Counting (4.29.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports and takes viewer questions this week.
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Arthritis Predicts Hepatic Fibrosis in Hemochromatosis
Mayo Clinic Proceedings reports the results of a retrospective, cross-sectional of patients with HFE hemochromatosis showing that advanced hepatic fibrosis is primarily seen in those with arthritis due to HFE hemochromatosis.
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TNR - Controversies in PsA
Held on April 19, 2022, Tuesday Night Rheumatology: Controversies in PsA, featured a lively and informative panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Jack Cush.
The PsA Expert panelists included:
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Male vs. Female Responders (4.15.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal Reports from the past week on RheumNow.com - including fellowship COVID-19 concerns, the limits of T2T in gout and the real odds of RA remission with your first biologic.
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RheumNow Podcast – What You Do For & What You Do To the Patient (4.8.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week and discusses the use of fibroscan in RA, steroid hip injections in OA and famous quotes from a famous cardiologist.
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PsA All the Way – Unmet Needs
Throughout the month of April 2022, RheumNow is introducing a new approach to education and information sharing – a campaign devoted to a single disease. Our first campaign is entitled PsA All the Way: RheumNow will escalate awareness on this topic, its unmet needs, clarify advances and discuss key advances and modern disease management. We're featuring guest bloggers, hosting Tuesday Night Rheumatology, posting slides and videos, and much more dedicated to PsA.
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Heart Risks Elevated in RA Patients Despite Biologic Tx
Hopes that biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) would cancel the extra cardiovascular risks normally seen with the disease dimmed a little in the face of findings from a population-based study from Scandinavia.
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Comorbidity Drives Risk of Death in Gout Patients
A study of men with gout from the US Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) shows that excess mortality in gout could be attributed to comorbidities.
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SLE Higher Risk of Postoperative Cardiac Events
ACR Open Rheumatology reports that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have a higher risk of postoperative major adverse cardiac events (MACE) that can be identified by common cardiac risk measures.
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Seropositivity Linked to Bronchiectasis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis associated bronchiectasis (RA-BR) is uncommon, and is unrelated to interstitial lung disease (ILD), but like ILD, can substantially impact RA outcomes.
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RheumNow Live is Coming to Town (3.11.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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2021 Top Articles from Arthritis & Rheumatology
The ACR journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology, has publish a listing of top articles in 2021 as measured by Altmetric, an online service that tracks what gets "clicked" and discussed. Interestingly, this includes 4 guidelines and 5 COVID-related papers.
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RheumNow Podcast - RWCS 2022 Roundup (2.19.2022)
Drs. Jack Cush and Artie Kavanaugh review the highlights of the RWCS (Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium) from Maui.
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