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NICE Guidelines on Managing Rheumatologic Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic

d Jack Cush, MD

On April 3rd, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK, published a rapid guideline for managing children and adults with rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection.

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The Immunologic Basis of Wellness in the COVID-19 Era

d leonard h calabrese

We indeed are living in interesting times and we all are seeking not to contract COVID-19 - this is logical. While our goal is to avoid infection, I think we all must agree that our aspirations must encompass more than disease avoidance. What we should be seeking now, as well, is more than absence of disease but rather a state of optimal wellness.

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COVID Town Hall Meeting for Rheumatology

d Jack Cush, MD

On Thursday, April 2nd, RheumNow hosted its' first Town Hall Meeting for Rheumatologist, with this 90 minute discussion devoted to the COVID-19 crisis as it affects Rheumatologists. 

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An analysis of 383 patients with COVID-19 found that obese men in particular have an increased risk of developing severe pneumonia with the virus. As data from this pandemic continues to emerge, it is important to understand those…https://t.co/8aD8YSDkGC https://t.co/oPJ43lNCBM

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I am starting to wig out with a new oracle talking to me everyday about what drugs work (all non-medical scientists or marginal characters)--never felt this before-think I need to put my headphones on loud See me Feel me Touch me Heal me… @medicalaxioms @alhkim #Covid_19

Leonard Calabrese LCalabreseDO ( View Tweet)

Please take a minute and read this resident’s post. https://t.co/gemxLRE8c4

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Maximilian Konig MaxKonigMD ( View Tweet)

Les secousses secondaires risquent d'être plus dévastatrices que le séisme #COVID19 https://t.co/WTFOcMqCLG
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"How many times have you noticed that it’s the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning?" - Mr. Rogers

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CDC has recommended everyone should wear a cloth face covering when in public. - Cover your mouth/nose when around others. - Wear a face cover when out in public - Do not use on children under age 2 - Do NOT use a facemask meant for a healthcare worker https://t.co/YEwVHsEeiL

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"Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." - Mr. Rogers

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As of Apr 5 at 8pm 9,633 Americans have died from coronavirus & with at least 337,000 confirmed infections (since 2/29/20). Worldwide over 1.2 million infected and more than 69,000 have died. https://t.co/0hMYktHLRJ

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A population based study of newly diagnosed with ITP (betw 2000 -2013) shows that ITP is associated with an increased risk of SLE (adjusted HR 25.1; CI 13.7 to 46.0). Other risk factors for SLE were female and Sjogren's https://t.co/vs5YBZbzCB

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Podcast recording of the COVID-19 Town Hall for Rheumatologists is available on iTunes and SoundCloud. 40+ Q&A, discussions with the experts Drs. Calabrese, Cush, Kavanaugh, Matsumoto, Wells & Winthrop @alvinwellsmd @CCalabreseDO @RWCSmtg https://t.co/0MRLtyJaZD

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RheumNow Podcast is up – its about Pandemic Numbers. Watch it here>> https://t.co/YjbbQnNWd5 or listen on iTunes or here>> https://t.co/FLm6dxDFBp

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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” ― Fred Rogers

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ACR offers Guiding Principles for Scarce Resource Allocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic with specific recommendations regarding the allocation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), IL-1 and IL-6 and JAK antagonists, and C5 inhibitors https://t.co/bp7GKtQbu7 https://t.co/duxuLDQkaF

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COVID-19 Town Hall for Rheumatologists is available for viewing. 1:24 jammed with Great Q&A, discussions with the experts including Drs. Calabrese, Cush, Kavanaugh, Matsumoto, Wells & Winthrop @alvinwellsmd @CCalabreseDO @RWCSmtg https://t.co/2sjGtjjeHE

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Seth Godins Blog on the Semiotics of Face Masks or the impressions garnered by masking; Clearly the thinkin has evolved. Dont care what others think; at this time, its what you think that counts https://t.co/5nQ5Bi8FKh

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FDA fact sheet for patients and parent/caregivers regarding the emergency use autorization (EUA) of hydroxychloroquine sulfate for the treatment of COVID-19 in certain hospitalized patients https://t.co/6RPQQpGW6X

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On 3/31/20 the FDA granted "emergency use authorization" for the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19, noting circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of these agents https://t.co/3h99aZmMCn

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