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COVID-19 as a Leading Cause of Death in the USA

d Jack Cush, MD

The exponential rise in deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last several months is put into perspective by JAMA Viewpoint article noting that current US death rates of > 3000 per day from COVID-19 is greater than that seen in one day on September 11, 2001 (9/11 attacks, claimed 2988 lives) or by a fictional catastrophe of 15 Airbus 320 jetliners (150 passengers each) crashing daily.

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Benlysta First Agent Approved for Lupus Nephritis

d Jack Cush, MD

After the successful completion of the BLISS-LN trial and previewing the results at EULAR 2020 and ACR Convergence, GlaxoSmithKline announced yesterday that the FDA has approved belimumab (Benlysta) for use in adults with active lupus nephritis (LN) receiving background/standard therapy.

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Filgotinib Bows Out of the RA Race in the USA

d Jack Cush, MD

Gilead Sciences Inc announced yesterday that it has decided not to pursue the an rheumatoid arthritis (RA) indicatin for its once daily oral JAK inhibitor, filgotinib (also named Jyseleca).

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Filgotinib Bows Out of the RA Race in the USA--Gilead Sciences Inc announced yesterday that it has decided not to pursue the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) indicatin for its once daily oral JAK inhibitor, filgotinib (also named Jyseleca). https://t.co/XAR3T8AQpR https://t.co/GlQB9L8Jnd

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Checkout Dr. Kevin Winthrops RheumNow interview for insights and caveats on the use of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with rheumatic disease and those taking biologics or DMARDs. To hold MTX or not? https://t.co/C1fgCcKgWZ

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Everyone (Docs and patients) should watch this great video by Dr. Aggarwal from UPitt -he reviews the COVID-19 vaccines, differences, risks and compares to other vaccines https://t.co/j9iqxdgXnL

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Pretty friggin amazing. 13 months since first case in China. And now getting a vaccine. Thank god for people that are far smarter than me. I am awed by this feat. https://t.co/PZ3oQTOw2l
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Leading by example at @LLUHPhysicians @LLU_Rheum! We’re all in this together, get vaccinated as soon as you’re able. #COVID #pandemic https://t.co/edPsVUD0nf
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This is the beginning of the END. Please get your COVID vaccine! How cool that the nurse with the needle is my RA patient https://t.co/Hk6ZVCf3WS
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Axial Spondyloarthritis - Diagnosis, Imaging and Treatments: Dr. Lianne Gensler #ACR20 https://t.co/PGTiP7y5L8 https://t.co/nQEW6dlwUt

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Adverse Events in Low-Dose Methotexate: Dr. Eric Dein ( @ejdein1) #ACR20 https://t.co/dDlK69cDip

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Consensus Recommendations on JAK Inhibitor Use: A steering committee and task force was convened to develop recommendations for the use of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). https://t.co/CKOfX6SE9V https://t.co/ZSUXOxzrqJ

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Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus and SpA: Dr. Kathryn Dao ( @KDAO2011) #ACR20 https://t.co/TvlqwZqgOv https://t.co/auUs1tZlQn

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Dr. Tom Appleton and Dr. Peter Nash Highlight OA and PsA Studies presented at #ACR20. https://t.co/AZMUUYJBi9 https://t.co/39Uac6FZBz

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This is the beginning of the END. Please get your COVID vaccine! How cool that the nurse with the needle is my RA patient https://t.co/Hk6ZVCf3WS
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Lung Cancer Survival With Autoimmune Disease--a recent analysis suggests that patients with autoimmune disease do not have worse survival, even though they may have received less than the standard-of-care treatments. Learn more below. https://t.co/ItVhityI1B https://t.co/tyTKAtGY2O

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Panelists Dr. Richard Conway, Dr. David Liew, Dr. Sarah Mackie and Dr. Len Calabrese discuss giant cell arteritis studies presented at #ACR20. https://t.co/yjIDgbQ2jr https://t.co/mDPoXhRUee

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Patient Outcomes on Low-Dose Steroids: Dr. Eric Dein ( @ejdein1) reviews abstract #1998 presented at #ACR20. https://t.co/i7s00z321O https://t.co/zrF0SnLJaq

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Amer. College OBGYN practice advisory states women who are Pregnant or lactating should be offered COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines have not been tested in pregnant women & a pregnancy test is not required to receive the vaccine https://t.co/qdbu8mkKWj

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Phase III RHAPSODY trial: open label rilonacept in 86 pts with active recurrent pericarditis (& elevated CRP). Rapid resolution was noted and during the drug withdrawal phase there were significantly fewer recurrences on rilonacept compared with placebo. https://t.co/oEGbsdKe8f

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