Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
News Feature: Childhood Lupus May Hamper Adult Careers
Long-term outcomes of kids with cSLE are uncommon, but this cSLE cohort analysis suggests that SLE significantly impacts their future education, vocation, and employment as they reach adulthood.
https://t.co/RQc4JD3BIt https://t.co/l0ZQWHNFng
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
#LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Kathryn Dao - Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus, SpA
From ACR 2020
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An oral microbiome study of rheumatoid arthritis patients suggests that periodontal condition in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and individuals at risk of RA.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Join us each Tuesday for Tuesday Night Rheumatology. We'll have new speakers each week and a Q&A session available following the discussion.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Study of healthcare resource utilization and costs psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) vs controls; PsA has the highest annual all-cause healthcare costs per patient - Controls =$7,470, Psoriasis= $11,062, and PsA = $29,742 https://t.co/06irRupcLJ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Systematic review 6 studies of ischemic stroke and Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) shows among 5,114 IIM cases there was an increased risk of ischemic stroke (RR = 2.41, 95% CI: 1.31, 4.45), 49% higher in dermatomyositis and Asian IIM. https://t.co/gYdMgmU5Uh
The ARTIC-REWIND study examined rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in remission on conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) to see if they could "step-down" their csDMARDs theray; but the study showed that 25% those who went on half-dose experienced disease flares (less so in the stable-dose group).
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
News Feature: Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Women
JAMA has posted an insights article reviewing autoimmune thyroid disease in women. Thyroid autoimmunity has a higher prevalence in women and with increasing age.
https://t.co/P55lMMagyO https://t.co/yMWJClvVJO
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Did you miss last night's Tuesday Night Rheumatology? Watch the playback now.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
News Feature: Results Disappoint for Fecal Transplant in Arthritis
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) showed disappointing results among patients with active psoriatic arthritis, a small randomized trial found.
https://t.co/US96DAa9XR https://t.co/IzWZJJe1RX
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
May is Lupus month! We've compiled some great lupus resources to share throughout the month. #LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Janet Pope - Modifying risk of Lupus and RA
From ACR 2020
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