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RheumNow Podcast – Pandemic Numbers (4.3.20)

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news on COVID-19 and FDA actions this past week. Be sure to check out:

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Universal Masking for COVID?

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In early March 2020, there were widespread recommendations that wearing routine "surgical masks" by the public sector was not likely to be helpful or advisable. Now we are hearing of a 180 degree shift in thinking with the CDC, leading health officials and the current NEJM Perspective pointing to more widespread use of masks by healthcare workers and even by individuals in the public sector.

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CDC: Impact of Underlying Health Conditions Among COVID-19 Patients

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The March 31 release of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) reviews the impact of several key comorbidities, most commonly diabetes mellitus, chronic lung disease, and cardiovascular disease, as cofactors leading to worse outcomes with COVID-19 infections.  Below are e

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ACR advice for Talking to Patients About Shortages of Hydroxychloroquine During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://t.co/ja7NHyDcKm

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The BMJ ha published a rheumatoid arthritis patient perspective on the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/HayLWB40Mw

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Testing Individuals for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - overview and infographic from JAMA https://t.co/kYKhfzjbhp

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Weekly RheumNow Podcast is up! NEW WORLD ORDER; watch it here>> https://t.co/2VDHWoFq28 or listen to the podcast on iTunes or SoundCloud >> https://t.co/ElB9S9nlzY

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ID Specialist Dr. Jade Le answers questions about COVID - PPE, Masks, Package deliveries, Managing rheum Pts w/ suspicious Sxs, Testing and consulting ID. Watch here>>https://t.co/o79FJ8QhDY or listen on iTunes or here>> https://t.co/7kwcnAmqaA

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FDA Requests Removal of All Ranitidine (Zantac) from the Market - based on its investigation of the contaminant N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in ranitidine; the impurity in ranitidine products increases over time, esp at higher temps https://t.co/BJxLDfpbtS

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Michelle Petri, MD, MPH - Managing Hydroxychloroquine | RheumNow - Rheumatology News & Information https://t.co/eLUR3N3L9m

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RA-BioDAM study from 10 countries and 4356 visits, 571 patients finds T2T practiced in 59% of pts. The benefits of T2T were seen after 3 mos with significantly more remissions at 2 years. https://t.co/Gqrl0ARyzp

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Using 1987 ACR Criteria, Mayo clinic finds a significant increase in incidence of RF-negative RA and decrease in RF-positive RA in 2005–2014 compared with previous decades. Smoking has decreased and obesity increased in recent years. https://t.co/KZ8DqhOyUe

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ACR president-elect Dr. David Karp answers questions about hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19; interview, transcript and video. https://t.co/7dRzr1ke89

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RheumNow interviews Dr @philipcrobinson about the rapid growth/impact of the COVID-Global Rheumatology Alliance Registry & how you can join and enroll your rheum patients with suspected COVID. https://t.co/pOlm58QkZD or podcast here> https://t.co/G2otSrIG1U

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A PODCAST - Rheum Patient PSA on how to manage your arthritis, meds, biologics, misinformation, safety and STRESS in the time of COVID-19 (a 44:01 minute compilation of 5 PSA podcasts) https://t.co/ENrORXRDqz

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RheumNow PSA 1 -- How to Manage your Arthritis Medications (in the time of COVID) - View the video here: https://t.co/egUTpxfx96 or listen to the podcast on iTunes or here>> https://t.co/8wV4V2pYY5

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Listen to Dr. Jack Cush from @RheumNow interview @philipcrobinson about The COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance https://t.co/aZLsZnAoP3

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Lilly's Taltz (ixekizumab) Receives U.S. FDA Approval for the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis - https://t.co/kDbNqo2Pii

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Be careful, QT prolongation is a known effect of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. Could be worsened when used with azithromycin. Death and problems reported from France. https://t.co/sKekD9A8Yt

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Survival in lung cancer patients with RA is less than that of those without RA (worse w/ RA-ILD). Study of a cohort 154 lung CA pts (18 with RA,136 without RA) compared propensity matched 18 RA vs 36 without RA and Lung CA. https://t.co/zint9QICE1

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