VA and Marketscan data analysis ~345k RA pts shows multimorbidity increased in RA; over-represented are cardiopulmonary, cardiometabolic, and mental health and chronic pain disorders (OR 1.17 - 2.96). https://t.co/awcGQPAdiN https://t.co/c4mLkDzvCM

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Inflammatory Arthritis Spread by ATP and Neural Crosstalk A novel study suggests that a reflex neural signaling at sites of inflammation may lead to spread to other inflammatory sites via and ATP-mediated neural crosstalk. https://t.co/vaFjqCPKtp https://t.co/RQV6qFh1pw

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Biologic Persistence in Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis Recent studies examined the durability and persistence of biologic agents in patients with PSO and PsA and while some differences were noted overall persistence was low 3 years later. https://t.co/sqxVaLnXEY https://t.co/yUPWYkRxva

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Watch: Lupus Nephritis: The Blind Men and the Kidney with Dr. Joan Merrill Joan Merrill discusses treatment of lupus nephritis. This was previously recorded at RheumNow Live 2022. https://t.co/IDjOT3Acs0 https://t.co/HkYcoRx5P4

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Countdown to Step 2, each week I'll be posting one of my favorite doodles from studying! This week- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension #Meddoodles https://t.co/Hj1i87zZbA

Wiki Guidelines Approach to Pyogenic Osteomyelitis https://t.co/4HD60dbPkk https://t.co/t4xHSWKXys

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Data from Scleroderma Lung Study (CTX vs MMF in PSS) shows that early progression of ILD by CXR scoring (≥ 2% at 12 or 24 months) experienced significantly worse long-term survival than those with stable Xrays (P = .014). https://t.co/hv2WNJ4Chr https://t.co/W5RIhoIGtT

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Multimorbidity Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis Crowson and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic have shown that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have a higher prevalence of multimorbidity with as many as 44 different morbidities of interest in RA. https://t.co/O5U6VXalwa https://t.co/BzXyMGz0ms

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Many have quoted and shown this image of Ankylosing Spondylitis in a young military recruit at age 25, 35, 45, 50 & 51yrs. This may be the MOST used slide in rheum! It comes from the work of Toronto's Dr. Hugh Little, who sadly passed away at age 58 yrs. https://t.co/e3Zf1OUqtX https://t.co/zOhnQf3ep9

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Rising Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Data from Olmstead county, MN over the past four decades shows that the incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is increasing. https://t.co/GUakRwwWQw https://t.co/LPnVMTT8Ro

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Join us on May 24 at 7pm for Tuesday Night Rheumatology: RA - Best Management We’ll focus on: Drug Cycling Vs Switching in RA Janet Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC Multimorbidity in RA Elena Myasoedova, MD, PhD Preventing RA Karen Costenbader, MD https://t.co/Vc5uECptIo https://t.co/fu3qACdHkL

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Watch: The Music of Rheumatology with Dr. Ronan Kavanagh What does music have to do with rheumatology? Quite a lot, actually. https://t.co/R9n0vEYB2J https://t.co/M8Jpg1g6QI

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Relevance of Raynaud’s in Systemic Sclerosis A recent analysis suggests that RP should be characterized based on color change and the presence of other symptoms to know whether RP portends more serious manifestations. https://t.co/rLo6Ju5LV1 https://t.co/gAQAYxe9rL

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