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FDA Approves BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron COVID Booster Vaccines
Today the FDA authorized the updated Omicron subvariant (BA.4 and BA.5) COVID-19 booster shots manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna; with an anticipated ship/start date of early September 2022. The BA.5 subvariant accounts for more than 88% of U.S. infections.
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NICE Guidelines on Gout Diagnosis and Management
NICE (UK) has systematically reviewed current medical evidence and delivered a set of recommendations with consideration of cost effectiveness.
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Prevalent Sleep Problems in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Data from Data FORWARD (The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases) reveals that nearly two-thirds of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have self-reported sleep problems.
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Gout: diagnosis and management—summary of NICE guidance https://t.co/zOdPzGtqg7 https://t.co/N7CJ23vLND
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OPTION-DM study of 140 diabetic neuropathy pts Rx for 16 weeks w/ one agent (& if no response) an add-on agent. At wk 16, all 3 regimens lowered nerve pain score from 6.6 to 3.3 w/ no difference between Elavil+Lyrica, Lyrica+Elavil, o Cymbalta+Lyrica) https://t.co/rijJyq1DYL https://t.co/NwHF6xuF0j
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RheumNow is where rheumatologists come to learn.
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Prevalent Sleep Problems in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Data from Data FORWARD (The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases) reveals that nearly two-thirds of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have self-reported sleep problems.
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Disease Activity Scoring in AOSD
AOSD or sJIA can have dramatic symptom severity, making it easy to gauge disease activity and response to therapy, especially at the outset. However, a validated measure of disease activity has not been agreed upon.
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ANA Increasing? Part of the NHANES survey, ANA (IIF on HEp-2 cells) was performed on 13,519 in 3 periods: 1988-1991, 1999-2004, and 2011-2012. ANA+ was
11% 1988-1991
11.4% 1999-2004
16.1% 2011-2012 (P <0.0001)
Meaning ~22.3, ~26.6, &~41.5 mil had +ANAs https://t.co/vWYJci3uDV https://t.co/SEIbrYRoRJ
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SURPRISED? Psoriasis pts have a known increased risk of CV disease. But did you know several papers & metanalyses show increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in PSO (HR 1.30), worse w/ dz activity; lost w/ age, female, DM? https://t.co/UssLZsBJle https://t.co/ESGK8fjjJk https://t.co/CBBYZRCjCA
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Anti-PM-Scl connective tissue diseases - By Paul Breillat (Fellow in Internal Medicine, Paris, France) #connective #scleroderma #myositis #PMScl #InternistAcademy https://t.co/P727E4ddzz
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✅ Probably one of my most important slides ⬇️
WHY IS MY #TREATMENT NOT WORKING (or not working enough) 😭 This is really a question we're dealing with everyday in #rheumatology when taking care of patients with #autoimmune and other rheumatic diseases 👍 https://t.co/osUPYSvuWf
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This precipitous drop and current level is substantially worse than 21 peer countries
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In a nutshell, reducing glucocorticoids in #SLE patients is associated with a number of important clinical benefits and may impact risk of other comorbidities such as BP and infection risk. https://t.co/YBoIU6aK8p
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Life expectancy for Americans is the lowest it's been since 1996. Read about the decline from @sheridan_kate https://t.co/QwkOmOt2Tp https://t.co/wavGjOv6q5
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Statin Myalgias? Lancet metanalysis of 19 PCTs, >80K pts, @ 1yr, Statin caused a 7% increase in muscle pain or weakness (1·07; 1·04–1·10); thus 1 in 15 had myalgia due to statin (1/10 w/ high dose). After year 1, no signif excess in statin related myalgia https://t.co/6cRJQMymzM https://t.co/RTH56J4FD1
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After historic drop in 2020 (COVID), life expectancy in USA dropped again, this time a full year to 76.1 years. The lowest since 1996 and the biggest 2-year decline in a century (dropping >2.5 yrs). To date, there have been 1,044,937 COVID deaths in USA https://t.co/aSgtw6MvGs https://t.co/0UKeyGujKe
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Tapering biologics in Still's/Systemic JIA? 4 studies suggests after sustained inactive disease achieved, options include QOD (anakinra) dosing or dose reduction or interval prolongation (CAN & TCZ). KEY: early biologic starts https://t.co/33tjr65Gi0 https://t.co/fi6fc4NPgG
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Study of Adult-onset Still's in Western Australia. Incidence = 0.22/100 000, prevalence = 2.4/100 000. AOSD had higher risk of previous liver disease (OR 2.67), serious infx (OR 4.36), joint replacement (OR 45.5), mortality not increased @ 1 & 5 yrs https://t.co/Wu0SQIMjWT https://t.co/Zvsdb2OR0y
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Autoimmune Disease Augments Cardiovascular Risk
A large UK database study suggests that young adults with autoimmune diseases have an associated increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
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