Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
JAK/STAT pathway in pyoderma gangrenosum: a new therapeutic highway? Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is rare, but often associated with different forms of arthritis, in particular rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases. https://t.co/SvkcZwqzBo https://t.co/M3BkoF4amb
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Metanalysis of 7 studies shows that oral anticoagulants need not be discontinued for joint injections or aspiration. Only pts w/ hemorrhage after 5427 procedures, over 32-yrs. INR values of 3 bleeding cases was 1.9, 2.3, and 3.4. https://t.co/pCxDqzXGHQ https://t.co/ExZkXSliFo
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Modest Benefits of Diet on Arthritis
A EULAR taskforce reviewed the literature on the effects of diet and lifestyle behaviors in RMDs, and found little evidence suggesting dietary factors can substantially affect the outcomes in people with RMDs.
https://t.co/D31l7dlq9v https://t.co/Kt80Yp74ro
Janet Pope Janetbirdope
4 years 2 months ago
#Leadership = serving your team, being the fall guy, getting group through crazy unnecessary beaurocracy, and loving something about each member of the group. Having their back, sacrificing for them. I can only strive to lead....
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum is clinically empiric. Full read ref w/ Graded Rx Recommendations:
- 1st line: Steriods or Cyclosporin
- Consider biologics: TNFi, IL-1, IL-12/23, IL-17, IL-23
- Others: MTX, MMF, AZA, Dap, colchic, thalidomide, IVIG https://t.co/uMJyfFzsRB https://t.co/vw4VqbjZWh
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Multinational recs. on Rx of JIA assoc. Uveitis:
- Topical steroids are 1st line Rx
- Systemic Rx if above fails or w/ poor prognosis or persistence
- Options MTX, MMF then Humira EOW, then weekly ADA
- Consider non-ETN TNFi's, then TCZ, ABA, JAKi or RTX https://t.co/ZfVeWf5sVg https://t.co/yu3to0LdEd
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Podcast on Podcasting
A tutorial on podcasting - what works and what does not.
https://t.co/QINseXd6Z2 https://t.co/OFuVacgcfq
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Environmental articulate matter (PM2.5) levels can increase the odds of a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease onset (OR 1.12; 1.08–1.15), , w/ no effect of ozone. Results not changed by controlling for smoking. https://t.co/7BGBh9h0lf https://t.co/LcUo4Lxzgx
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Axial PsA: Is it for Real?
Dr. Janet Pope ( @Janetbirdope) presenting from EULAR 2022.
https://t.co/0smaACel5k https://t.co/UJ3hi3rJlY
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Lupus Research Alliance’s has awarded the Lupus Insight Prize to Akiko Iwasaki, PhD (professor at Yale School of Medicine) for her research on the pathogenic role of retroviruses in lupus published in Journal of Experimental Medicine https://t.co/xmQjFLk63K https://t.co/68Ezlfk00j
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Lower Fx risk in PsA Rx w/ biologics? Review of 100 RCTs, 51,413 Pso & PsA pts; pts on bDMARDs had signif lower risk of major OP Fx (OR 0.34), hip Fx (OR 0.22) & OP non-vertebral Fx (OR 0.26). Fx risk not changed in RA, axSpA, SLE, IBD pts on biologics https://t.co/Acv1q1K5A9 https://t.co/dAaq2EsTDK
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
RWE & Registries in Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. Alexis Ogdie presents RWE & Registries in Psoriatic Arthritis at the 2022 RheumNow Live meeting.
https://t.co/zYcDrhgbNr https://t.co/s4Hv3ub9Av
A cohort study of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients evaluated immunogenicity of COVID vaccination with and without holding methotrexate (MTX) for and 2-weeks and showed better immunogenicity, but more RA flares with the second MTX withdrawal.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years 2 months ago
Metanalysis of 7 studies shows that oral anticoagulants need not be discontinued for joint injections or aspiration. Only pts w/ hemorrhage after 5427 procedures, over 32-yrs. INR values of 3 bleeding cases was 1.9, 2.3, and 3.4. https://t.co/l130TsksVi https://t.co/OD7SSBuAS0

