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How Online Searches Reveal Patient Needs

Bella Mehta, MBBS, MS

Managing health conditions is rapidly evolving as patients increasingly turn to online resources for answers—over 65% search for health-related questions online. Our study analyzed Google search trends for rheumatic disease topics, offering a fascinating glimpse into how online search behavior can reveal patient needs and experiences. This approach, known as "infodemiology," tracks real-time Google Trends data to understand symptom- and treatment-related searches for rheumatic conditions.

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A Polygenic Model for Still's Disease

Jack Cush, MD

Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is systemic autoinflammatory disorder of unknown etiology.  It is considered among the febrile autoinflammatory etiologies.

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No Increase in Cardiovascular Events with JAK Inhibitors in IBD Patients

Jack Cush, MD

UMKC researchers have compared the use of JAK inhibitors versus tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, but failed to see an increase in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in JAKi vs TNFi use in IBD.

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Weight Loss from Anti-Obesity Medications Prevents Gout

Jack Cush, MD

A population based study looked at the effect of the weight loss drug, Orlistat, in obese individuals. Compared to those untreated, orlistat over 1 year was associated with significant weight loss and significantly lower risks of incident gout and recurrent gout flares among overweight or obese people.

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Early RA Journey - Patient Perspectives and Uncertainties

Jack Cush, MD

Canadian early RA (ERA) patients were interviewd to depict their perspectives from onset and diagnosis to referral and care. This report highlights the importance of patient pain and primary care physician (PCP) intake and referral. PCP and HCP delays in referral to a specialist still exist.

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Dr. Quotes (11.8.2024)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week from RheumNow.com.

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Gut microbiome changes linked to onset of RA

EurekAlert!

Changes in the make-up of the gut microbiome are linked to the onset of clinically evident rheumatoid arthritis in those at risk of the disease because of genetic, environmental, or immunological factors, suggests research published online in the 

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Kerschbaumer et al. Rising placebo rates in PsA RCTs appear linked to changes in global recruitment patterns. Dramatic relationship between GNI and placebo response rate. Crucial information for properly planning future trials @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0772 https://t.co/PtHs2RXe0f https://t.co/OKG6czQrYD

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Richard Conway RichardPAConway ( View Tweet)
#Frailty leads to poor outcomes and occurs earlier in RA patients. Different tools measure frailty as a phenotype vs. deficit accumulation. Discover the role of frailty in ED from #LancetRheum Ageing Series by Drs. Sarah Lieber and @KWyshamMD ! #ACR24 @RheumNow ABST#1334 https://t.co/25XQBDQMCo

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Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
Location of research matters Ab#0772 Global recruiting patterns impact PBO in PsA PBO results improve w time - 0.9%/year More globalization of trials w time Gross nation index (GNI) neg ass w ACR20 - inclusion of less affluent controls affects higher PBO response @RheumNow #ACR24

Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)

#0322🔬 Myocarditis in Myositis(IIM) 📊 26% new IIM pt had myocarditis (ESC,Lake Louise) 💥 Anti-Ku most common MSA 💥Myocarditis a/w ⬆️heart failure, arrhythmia (43 v 6%;p=0.02) 🎯 Myocarditis🟰poor outcomes 🎯Cardiac MRI🟰earlier detection #ACR24 @RheumNow @JuliePaikMD https://t.co/yz0f2ozFVL

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Caoilfhionn Connolly CaoilfhionnMD ( View Tweet)
Seronegative RA: sometimes there's an assumption that they'll eventually get a 'real' diagnosis at @MayoClinic, 85% of patients diagnosed with seronegative RA kept their diagnosis at 10 years. Usually, seroneg RA means seroneg RA! #ACR24 @MyasoedovaElena ABST0458 @RheumNow https://t.co/hErZVfs08k

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David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
❓What factors influence patient participation in rheumatology #ClinicalTrials? 📌 Come to poster 0366 to find out! 👨🏻‍⚕️ @KKouranloo & @chriswincup report results from a UK study, showing marked differences by ethnicity & RMD @RheumNow Ab0366 #ACR24 https://t.co/kAqGJmNiPt

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Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)
CV risk after gout attack 1.75x increase risk of acute CV risk in first 30 days after gout flare (significant) possibly up to 120 days (didn’t reach significance) @RheumNow #ACR24 year in review Pillinger https://t.co/a2zS8mIw3L

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Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)
RA pearls from #ACR24 review course: 1. Remission is DRUG maintained-Ok to reduce MTX dose while on TNFi. 2. Multimorbidity=Poor outcomes, High risk for mortality. 3. Can RA be truly prevented or we are delaying the inevitable? https://t.co/111w1Myqrg

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Adela Castro AdelaCastro222 ( View Tweet)
Multimorbidity reduces response to b/tsDMARDs in RA. We can make a difference by treating the whole person! Amazing talk by Dr Iain McInned to wrap up #ACR24 #ReviewCourse. @RheumNow https://t.co/NiaUXzt4nT

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Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
Pain in PsA = predictor of disability and QoL TYK-2 inhibition lowered clinical pain outcomes and ALSO pain-associated biomarkers vs PBO @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstract #2366 https://t.co/DAgmdmmTE0

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Brian Jaros, MD Dr_Brian_MD ( View Tweet)
Study of 237 SLE pts shows mood disorders, fibromyalgia & chronic damage were major determinants of poorer Quality of life in SLE. mean SLEDAI-2k was 1.7, 29% had FM; 44% had chronic damage. https://t.co/JHzmleVMIK https://t.co/Sqk9K6oA7M

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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
An Artificial Intelligence-Based Gout Management System Reduced Chronic Kidney Disease Incident and Improves achieving Target Serum Urate levels. AI lowered incid. of CKD stage≥ 3 by 47%, & incr # achieving target SUA <6mg/dl with(59% vs 26%, p<0.001). https://t.co/INULBvaKF9 https://t.co/fkPgbscOXj

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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Virtual Yoga Effective in Chronic Low Back Pain A randomized trial of 140 adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) demonstrated that virtual yoga instruction resulted in significant improvements in CLBP patients compared to the wait-list control group. https://t.co/BuYWb1wCXG https://t.co/tQawiZFIJv

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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
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