Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
2022 EULAR Recommendations for Screening and Prophylaxis of Chronic and Opportunistic Infections
A EULAR Task force has developed recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with AIIRD.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
12 pts w/ new onset IgA vasculitis (IgAV) post COVID- 19 vaccination (5F; age 52 yrs) - 10 had mRNA & 2 viral vector Vax. Time from Vax to Sxs=11.5 d; 8/12 had vasculitis w/ 1st dose; all skin (7 Jts, 4GI, 2 renal). All Rx w/ steroids https://t.co/eCcUkGeAwV https://t.co/VU1LwFxITC
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
Cluster analysis of 112 SLE pts looked at Erosive arthritis. Arthritis seen in 73%, arthralgia in 27%, erosive arthritis in 26%. Cluster that included erosive Dz also seen w/ CNS EL, serositis, Pos tests for ACPA, Carp, Sm, RNP, Dkk1 https://t.co/c7SLmFtweu https://t.co/qt9FdA1SBa
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
NY Times reports preprint article showing that taking Paxlovid w/in 5 days of COVID Test+ lowers risk of Long COVID Sxs by 26%. EMR study of 56,340 COVID pts w/ >= risk factor for severe infx; 9,217 Rx w/ Paxlovid had lesss post-Covid Sxs > 90D https://t.co/JyWEoJbUc7 https://t.co/xvTVNugwhJ
On Sunday Nov. 13, 2022, at ACR Convergence 2022 meeting, the ACR will present a new guideline for Exercise, Rehabilitation, Diet and Additional Integrative Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Americans’ willingness to use video telehealth has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising most sharply among Black Americans and people with less education, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
Final countdown! We can't wait to see you in-person! #ACR22 https://t.co/nzf0mZJyxJ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
Deprescribing in Older Adults w/ Rheumatic dz - When Less May Be More! Polypharmacy & multimorbidity are major problems in elderly. Deprescribing identifys problematic meds & tapering, stopping, D/C or withdrawing to maximize wellness https://t.co/vMTlp7SJjI https://t.co/sYkrjcouHM
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
Swedish study of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pts w/ colorectal bx show that histological (aHR: 1.42 - 2.37) & clinical activity in IBD, especially UC (Not Crohns), were risk factors for preterm birth https://t.co/blGOjGxq70 https://t.co/xVvByFN2z1
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
Hear what KOLs are saying about #ACR22. We are featuring Drs: Michele Petri, Peter Nash, Artie Kavanaugh, Jack Cush. Follow us on Twitter and head to https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv for real-time coverage. https://t.co/u4GKfCYeTK
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation (one of several reasons that patient may flare or activate after COVID-19 infection or vaccination?) https://t.co/92Z14bYaUD https://t.co/iEUSgPghtT
Winthrop and colleagues have reviewd the occurrence of opportunistic infections (OIs) associated with the use of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), showing that Herpez zoster (HZ) was the most common OI reported with JAK inhibitors in clinical trials, although tuberculosis (TB) and other OIs were also reported.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 11 months ago
National Swedish Hip & Knee OA registry compared outcomes if pts seen in-person (F2F) or digitally (online) in 6946 pts - both groups improved at 3 mos; but digital pts had larger improvement at 3 mos (pain & Function) -- unknown if clinically meaningful https://t.co/yD4zAVpuhh https://t.co/IjqnTjXpbC
A EULAR Task force has developed recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD).
