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Pregnancy Updates That Will Change The Way I Practice
ACR Convergence is truly drinking from the proverbial fire hose. It’s a beautiful mash-up of basic science and treatment updates meets guidelines, recommendations, and disease identification.
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English for the Biologically-Challenged (8.4.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week highlights Veterans, Vegetarians and Antenatal Corticosteroids.
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SLE and Pregnancy Outcomes
Obstetric complications and poor pregnancy outcomes are not uncommon in women with SLE, especially with active disease. A large Spanish cohort trials shows that term pregnancy is more likely before the diagnosis of SLE and that poorer pregnancy outcomes were associated with antibody positivity to anticardiolipin IgG and anti-beta-2- glycoprotein IgG/IgM, but not lupus anticoagulant.
Read ArticleICYMI: 25 Great Women in Rheumatology
I reached out to many leaders in rheumatology and asked: who are the great women in rheumatology who should be recognized? This was prompted by a smart article in Annals of Rheumatic Disease written by Drs. Tuhina Neogi (Boston) and Nicola Dalbeth (N. Zealand), entitled "Where are the women ‘Heroes and Pillars of Rheumatology’?
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Methotrexate - an old trusted friend who deserves better
Methotrexate (MTX) has been used as the anchor drug for the treatment of RA and PsA for many years. Despite our long experience with the use of MTX, one area that has remained uncertain is its effect on male fertility. There is now increasing evidence that cessation of MTX in males prior to trying conceive is not necessary.
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