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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Deaths in Rheumatic Patients
Analysis of data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance shows that rheumatic diseases infected with COVID-19 had a greater risk of death with age, comorbidities, high disease activity and few specific therapies.
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RheumNow Podcast – Myth Busters (5.21.2021)
Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com
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Listen to Dr. Jack Cush review the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow. Our latest podcast is available for download on SoundCloud, Apple and Android carplay.
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Italian study of 1216 rheumatic pts on DMARDs, Biologics underwent HBV testing. They found HBV in 15.7% (chronic infection: 0.4%, resolved infection: 12.6%, anti-HBc positivity alone: 2.6%). HBV reactivation occurred in 6.2%. Only 1 acute hepatitis https://t.co/WofN4rqq6p
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#RNL2021: Difficult, Refractory RA
Dr. Maya Buch presents Difficult, Refractory RA at RheumNow Live 2021.
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Sign up this week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology on RA and Vaccinations. We'll be starting at 7pm ET.
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Ischemic Forearm Test- used to Dx muscle weakness from McArdles dz (myophosphorylase defic). Pts nondominant arm exercised w/ BP cuff >20 mm above systolic BP), to exhaustion. Dx w/ increased ammonia but not lactate levels. https://t.co/LrY6PYZ1z3
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Severity Associated with Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis
EHOA was studied as part of the Osteoarthritis Initiative, and shown to increase with advanced age and female sex, with developmental findings to suggest that EHOA as a disorder of skeletal frailty.
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Worth sharing again--ARTIC REWIND - Don't Half DMARD Therapy
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Listen to the latest RheumNow podcast--Myth Busters. Jack Cush discusses the latest rheum news on the site.
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News: Factors Associated with COVID-19 Deaths in Rheumatic Patients
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Register for this week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology on RA and Vaccinations.
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Listen to the latest RheumNow podcast--MYTH BUSTERS. Download wherever podcasts are available.
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One of our most popular stories-- CDC: Fully Vaccinated Can Shed Masks and Resume Travel
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#LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Mike Putman - TULIP Trials - Anifrolumab in SLE
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Cohort analysis of 251 SLE patients with and without new-onset arrhythmia (taken from 2499 incident SLE Taiwan claims data). Plaquenil use showed no increased risk of arrhythmia (adj OR = 1.49; 0.98-2.25) or ventricular arrhythmia (adjOR =1.02). https://t.co/vkTi3X7hiM
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Real world study of 21 GCA patients over age 80 yrs taking tocilizumab. (for GC-sparing in 14, relapsing Dz in 8, severity in 4, DMARD failure in 4). 8 [2–21] months post-TCZ, 67% were off GCs. AE included 4 Hi Chol, 3 SIE, 2 cytopenia, 1 hi LFTs https://t.co/ER0ROQw4ma
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Were you unable to attend the last Tuesday Night Rheumatology? Check out the Spondyloarthritis highlights with Drs. Haroon, Kavanaugh and Wang.
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Another reason to be vaccinated:
2020-21, with mask wearing & distancing, influenza #s dropped by 98% to record lows In the USA; Flu test positives dropped from 19.34% to 0.33%. PLEASE NOTE; COVID VACCINATION IS WAY WAY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MASK WEARING! https://t.co/vS72bvit7r
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RNL 2021: Pneumonia and RA - Dr. Jack Cush
Did you miss #RNL2021? Our great panels are now available to watch on the site.
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