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Best of 2020: Rheumatic Disease Drugs and COVID-19

d Jack Cush, MD

We are in the early stages of trying to limit the morbid and mortal consequences of the corona virus pandemic of 2020. Not surprisingly, the recommendations designed to limit exposure and damage continually highlight the fact that the elderly and immunosuppressed may be amongst the most severely affected should they become infected with this virus.

This has led to a great deal of uncertainty by patients and providers about how rheumatic diseases and their treatments need to be specifically addressed.

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Best of 2020: The Nine Lives of Hydroxychloroquine (Updated)

d Martin J. Bergman, MD

Hydroxychloroquine is one of many medications frequently used in rheumatology practice. Its remarkable versatility is attested by its routine use in lupus, in patients with an autoimmune coagulopathy, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in those with a low-level inflammatory arthropathy.

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Psoriatic Arthritis Panel Discussion Drs. Artie Kavanaugh, Jack Cush, Eric Ruderman and Alexis Ogdie-Beatty discuss novel issues and new drug studies from #ACR20. https://t.co/KLEBuWNHkn https://t.co/ERIT7f9rNq

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#Bestof2020 The Nine Lives of Hydroxychloroquine https://t.co/pDmAEXg7QH https://t.co/d7qG7DmCL9

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#BestACR20Tweets RT @jeffsparks :Important results from @kmdsilvaMD (newly funded by @RheumResearch): rheumatic patients with COVID with higher risk of hospitalization, ICU admission, CHF, AKI, and VTE than matched comparators. @zach_wallace_md https://t.co/bmuPBf89xD https://t.co/njHYkbenjy

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Exclusive interview with Dr. David Karp, 84th ACR president #ACR20 Dr. Kathryn Dao ( @KDAO2011) interviews the man who inspired her to become a rheumatologist. https://t.co/v7B0OYVOAo https://t.co/UNM2xU1mbM

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Lifestyle and Risk of RA, Lupus: Dr. Janet Pope ( @Janetbirdope) #ACR20 https://t.co/f8a6vHB31e https://t.co/wUcEp1yaNS

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The Virtual Classroom Panel: Impact on Medical Education Panelists Dr. Sheila Reyes ( @RHEUMarampa), Dr. Karina Torralba, Dr. Anisha Dua, and Dr. Jeffrey Sparks ( @jeffsparks) discuss medical education in a virtual environment at the #ACR20. https://t.co/IrAaXx4bCU https://t.co/qhRWahe3vH

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FDA issues emergency use authorization (EUA) for the 2nd COVID-19 vaccine from MODERNA. “With the availability of 2 vaccines now for the prevention of COVID-19, the FDA has taken another crucial step in the fight against this global pandemic..." https://t.co/AnmwOZtALk

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Cardiovascular Safety for Feboxustat with Dr. Nicola Dalbeth examines the cardiovascular safety in the FAST trial of Feboxustat at #ACR20. https://t.co/XCdtWpLKWR https://t.co/BLQdK6tq2s

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RheumNow Podcast is up! Up, Down & Turned Around - Advice on COVID Vaccines, Belimumab in lupus nephritis, and good news for Rheum Fellowships. Watch it here> https://t.co/n4PQKVfHlb or listen to podcast on iTunes https://t.co/FHJv01AAbC or SoundCloud https://t.co/y78tp4yWI1 https://t.co/RDVN9AvOdj

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Year in Review: Wisdom for New Rheumatology Fellows https://t.co/dcg0kdLhfD https://t.co/AOw1PkVVNT

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ACIP Recommendations for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Use (including Special Populations) https://t.co/Q15gQRWGhg https://t.co/Jk1PbRzMtT

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Check out the RheumNow podcast on Soundcloud and Apple/Android devices. This weeks--Up, Down & Turned Around. We review the news and journal articles from the last week on the site. https://t.co/n4PQKVfHlb https://t.co/HXr4I21Vzk

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Rheumatology Roundup #ACR20 https://t.co/uov1DwNxsn https://t.co/DDF4mzfPwr

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New podcast up! COVID Vaccine Q & A - Dr Kevin Winthrop https://t.co/EJL6hVLnrp https://t.co/3oriO09PBU

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New ACR RA Guidelines and Practice Changing Abstracts: Panel Panelists include Dr.Kathryn Dao ( @KDAO2011), Dr. Eric Dein ( @ejdein1), Dr. Meral El Ramahi ( @MeralElRamahiMD), Dr. Richard Conway ( @RichardPAConway) + Dr. Sheila Reyes( @RHEUMarampa) #ACR20 https://t.co/WEgQpwUlC6 https://t.co/zFiXtzsHGB

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COVID: DMARDs, Steroids, a Vaccine - and how long will this continue? Dr. Winthrop reviews all things COVID-related including abstract L01, steroids and DMARDs, vaccination status - and how long this pandemic will last. #ACR20 https://t.co/KWq5ey5Kcf https://t.co/QKFZVnrMpD

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Cardiovascular Risk on MTX in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dr. Jonathan Kay offers his view of an important question for a large group of RA patients. #acr20 https://t.co/4TS9BI6fOK https://t.co/FZFvsIpcHA

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Encouraging Rheumatology Fellowship Match for 2021 https://t.co/DwAs47pgi5 https://t.co/Dl27nI3QlE

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