Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
RT @doctorRBC : Deucravacitinib TYK2i for PsA
Phase2b 16wk, Double-blind, Placebo, RCT
⬆️ACR20/50/70 response vs. PBO
⬆️HAQ-DI response, enthesitis resolution, MDA vs. PBO
*⃣No serious AE
@RheumNow #ACR20 Abs#L03 #ACRbest https://t.co/LeMBj3XQo4" https://t.co/U9fB5hgcJY
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
#BestACR20Tweets
RT @KDAO2011 : Big wins for #pedirheum!
#FDA had approved for JIA;2 y.o:
9/29 golimumab iV for JIA/PsA
9/25 tofacitinib (weight based dosing) for polyarticular JIA (tofacitinib dosing for JIA: 10 kg-20kg: 3.2 mg bid, for 20-40 kg 4 mg bid, for 40 kg 5 mg bid)
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
ABCs of RA: Panel Discussion with Dr. Jonathan Kay #acr20
https://t.co/9HTTyPjCBV https://t.co/uDtS2EsMng
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
#BestACR20Tweets
RT @ejdein1 : Abst#1993 main finding: no difference in primary outcome in Medicare study of MTX vs HCQ MACE events. Secondary analys: greater stroke risk, lower MI and hospitalized HF in MTX pts but hard to know what is causal in large database study. https://t.co/h9wAKkSlVa
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
Phase II/III, double-blind, RCT shown fasinumab (nerve growth factor inhibitor) at higher doses (9mg q4 or q8wks), but not lower doses, improved chronic low back pain w/ best responses at wk 16.. Rapid OA progression seen more w/ FAS (3.8%) vs PBO (0.7%) https://t.co/OfdEsAZuDe
The SELECT-PsA 2 trial was presented at the ACR meeting and recently published in Annals of Rheumatic Disease, shows that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients who have failed at least one biologic DMARD, did respond well to upadacitinib.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
#BestACR20Tweets
RT @doctorRBC : ⬆️General provider awareness of IgG4-RD reflected in ⬆️IgG subclass testing but number of IgG4-RD dx did not change.
⬆️testing for hepatobiliary and orbital dz
⬇️testing retroperitoneal fibrosis
#ACR20 Abs#1619 https://t.co/IkzrLfeJ7d https://t.co/gShfJaxwNA
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
#BestACR20Tweets
RT @uptoTate : March 2020 telemed implementation in WI; CA, no-show rates decreased; total visit volume remained ^. Partic. true for rural offices, while urban ctr didn't see red. no-show rates. ? healthcare delivery disparities #ABS0603 https://t.co/WJcUT14KBc https://t.co/GSNqXoGzl6
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
Axial Spondyloarthritis Agents: Dr Antoni Chan ( @synovialjoints) several abstracts at #ACR20.
https://t.co/xe4aRKBgHp https://t.co/Ls65EO0ttC
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
#BestACR20Tweets RT @KDAO2011 : #FDA updates 6/16/20 canakinumab for AOSD 5/29/20 ixekizumab for nr-AxSpa 80 mg q4wks 3/9/20 nintedanib for progressive ILD 1/29/20 and 6/16/20 secukinumab nr-axSpa 150 mg q4wks, AS 300 mg SQ q4weeks 1/17/20 belimumab label for black pts removed
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule provides much-needed increases in Medicare reimbursement for the evaluation and management (E/M) services provided by rheumatologists and other cognitive care specialties to Medicare beneficiaries.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
Comorbidities in Gout with Dr. Nicola Dalbeth
https://t.co/RfXfk1MnWj https://t.co/X01lbf5fm7
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
Gut Microbiome: Dr. Robert Chao ( @doctorRBC) interviews Dr. Monica Guma #ACR20
https://t.co/Y9HwAbOZWa https://t.co/yWSZ21fetB
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
Colchicine Approval Took a Huge Toll on CMS
https://t.co/4cbOAiuB1V https://t.co/mQBG299CZO
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 10 months ago
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RT @Janetbirdope : IA steroids for knee OA are superior to lidocaine! Clever RCT of 27 knee OA w either 40mg methylpred acetate + lidocaine vs lidocaine w social cues to exercise. Knee injury; OA outcome score superior for IA steroids in prelim data abstr#1650

