Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
One of our most popular stories-- CDC: Fully Vaccinated Can Shed Masks and Resume Travel
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Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com
Metanalysis (11 RCTs, 19 registries) of Pulm arterial HTN assoc. w/ CTD (w/ 1,267 & 4,008 CTD-PAH pts), showed Investigational Rxs reduced morbidity/mortality by 36%. CTD-PAH survival was lower (62 vs 72%) @3yrs, but improved after 2010 (73 vs 65%) https://t.co/0BkO70AQfi
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
#LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Mike Putman - TULIP Trials - Anifrolumab in SLE
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Cohort analysis of 251 SLE patients with and without new-onset arrhythmia (taken from 2499 incident SLE Taiwan claims data). Plaquenil use showed no increased risk of arrhythmia (adj OR = 1.49; 0.98-2.25) or ventricular arrhythmia (adjOR =1.02). https://t.co/vkTi3X7hiM
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Real world study of 21 GCA patients over age 80 yrs taking tocilizumab. (for GC-sparing in 14, relapsing Dz in 8, severity in 4, DMARD failure in 4). 8 [2–21] months post-TCZ, 67% were off GCs. AE included 4 Hi Chol, 3 SIE, 2 cytopenia, 1 hi LFTs https://t.co/ER0ROQw4ma
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Were you unable to attend the last Tuesday Night Rheumatology? Check out the Spondyloarthritis highlights with Drs. Haroon, Kavanaugh and Wang.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Another reason to be vaccinated:
2020-21, with mask wearing & distancing, influenza #s dropped by 98% to record lows In the USA; Flu test positives dropped from 19.34% to 0.33%. PLEASE NOTE; COVID VACCINATION IS WAY WAY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MASK WEARING! https://t.co/vS72bvit7r
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
RNL 2021: Pneumonia and RA - Dr. Jack Cush
Did you miss #RNL2021? Our great panels are now available to watch on the site.
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Patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis who were being treated with ustekinumab (Stelara) had lower rates of serious hospitalized infections than patients receiving other biologics or small molecule therapies, a study utilizing data from two commercial claims databases found.
Jon T Giles JonTGiles1
5 years 4 months ago
There is no downside to promoting oral health in our patients. Even without RCTs, knowing that there are possible links between oral health and RA outcomes is enough reason to have discussions with our patients with periodontal disease, and encourage treatment #EULARJC
Jilaine Bolek Berquist BolekBerqui
5 years 4 months ago
If any rheums out there have not watched the vaccine town hall by @ACRheum I highly recommend it. A master class on vaccine counseling by @gradydoctor ! Thank you!
Thanks @IreneBlancoMD and @DrDavidKarp
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Metanalysis (11 RCTs, 19 registries) of Pulm arterial HTN assoc. w/ CTD (w/ 1,267 & 4,008 CTD-PAH pts), showed Investigational Rxs reduced morbidity/mortality by 36%. CTD-PAH survival was lower (62 vs 72%) @3yrs, but improved after 2010 (73 vs 65%) https://t.co/0BkO70AQfi
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Textbooks say fever is common in lupus ("36%–86%") BUT IT IS NOT! Lupus is cause of FUO in 5%; Fever is seen in a minority of SLE onsets; Fever occurs w/ SLE complications - vasculitis, pneumonitis/serositis/alveolar hem, CNS, & INFECTION! https://t.co/KvZeo6Q1WY
