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Perhaps love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm. It exists to give you comfort, it is there to keep you warm, and in those times of tro

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
Perhaps love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm. It exists to give you comfort, it is there to keep you warm, and in those times of trouble when you are most alone, the memory of love will bring you home." - John Denver
RT @adamcifu: There’s a saying that anyone driving faster than you is crazy and anyone driving slower doesn’t know how to drive. Similar wi…

Adam Cifu adamcifu

6 years 5 months ago
There’s a saying that anyone driving faster than you is crazy and anyone driving slower doesn’t know how to drive. Similar with COVID-19: anyone taking more precautions than you has an anxiety issue and anyone taking fewer is an idiot.
RT @KDAO2011: Dr C Kershaw @UTSWNews grand rounds on ventilation in #COVID19
Why putting pts in prone position might help with ARDS
⁦@Rhe…

k dao KDAO2011

6 years 5 months ago
Dr C Kershaw @UTSWNews grand rounds on ventilation in #COVID19 Why putting pts in prone position might help with ARDS ⁦@RheumNow⁩ https://t.co/I0AOx72Jwl
RT @MaeveGamble: ACR Guidance for Rheumatic Disease during COVID-19 pandemic #Rheumatology @RheumNow https://t.co/vHav6g4p6Q

Maeve Gamble MaeveGamble

6 years 5 months ago
ACR Guidance for Rheumatic Disease during COVID-19 pandemic #Rheumatology @RheumNow https://t.co/vHav6g4p6Q
RT @MaeveGamble: NICE guidelines on managing rheumatologic conditions during COVID-19 #Rheumatology @RheumNow https://t.co/dQcavsno5N

Maeve Gamble MaeveGamble

6 years 5 months ago
NICE guidelines on managing rheumatologic conditions during COVID-19 #Rheumatology @RheumNow https://t.co/dQcavsno5N
I need your HELP and INPUT.Clearly the last 5-6 weeks has wrecked havoc in our lives, practices and family. Nevertheless, you have adjusted and found new ways to live and enjoy life. I want to share our collective experiences with the rheumatology audience so that we can either learn, rejoing or commissurate with one another.
Dr. Kavanaugh said it well in his blog on the "Upside of Covid" Humanity is really shining thru these days. Im truly touched by all my patients who

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
Dr. Kavanaugh said it well in his blog on the "Upside of Covid" Humanity is really shining thru these days. Im truly touched by all my patients who ask about my health and my safety during COVID-19 == we all have to look out for each other! https://t.co/BYI5LHybeV
NY State study shows 13.9% of population to be COVID (+) by Antibody testing; (+) means previously exposed. (+) COVID results were not different betw

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
NY State study shows 13.9% of population to be COVID (+) by Antibody testing; (+) means previously exposed. (+) COVID results were not different between all age groups. Given 15,500 deaths in NY, that means the COVID death rate is 0.5% https://t.co/LCDPeBLy2r
A pre-proof letter to the editor in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology presents a series of patients with immunoglobulin deficiency disorders and how they differentially responded when infected with the coronavirus. They identified seven Primary Antibody Deficiencies patients with COVID-19 infection; five affected with Common Variable Immune Deficiencies and two affected with Agammaglobulinemia, one with X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
The FDA issued a new consumer update on what you need to know about Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD. This is part of the FDA effort to answer questions about the science, safety, and quality of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds, particularly CBD.
VA retrospective study shows worse COVID outcomes w/ HCQ. 368 COVID+ males, Rx w/ 97 HCQ, 113 HCQ + azithromycin, 158 noHCQ. Death Rates: HCQ 27.8%,

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
VA retrospective study shows worse COVID outcomes w/ HCQ. 368 COVID+ males, Rx w/ 97 HCQ, 113 HCQ + azithromycin, 158 noHCQ. Death Rates: HCQ 27.8%, Combo 22.1%; 11.4% control. Ventilator use not different. https://t.co/M86u2MqMh8
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) expert panel has developed consensus treatment guidelines for the management of coronavirus (COVID-19). To date no drug has been proven to be safe and effective for treating COVID-19. Moreover, they found no evidence to recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis or treatment of COVID-19 outside of a current clinical trial.
2 Canadian studies BioTrac & OBRI, w/ RA 1376 pts found 14-18%, D/C TNFI for nonresponse. Primary NR 66-87% failed to achieve LDA by DAS28-ESR, or

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
2 Canadian studies BioTrac & OBRI, w/ RA 1376 pts found 14-18%, D/C TNFI for nonresponse. Primary NR 66-87% failed to achieve LDA by DAS28-ESR, or 66-91% by CDAI. 19-61% Primary NR D/C w/in 6 mos; 61-87% of 2nd NR discontinued >12 mos https://t.co/xegAogSAQx https://t.co/IyiAStXQLs
Metanalysis of 1st line TNFi survival:
12 mos 24 mos 36 mos
ETN 71% 63% 59%
IFX 69% 57% 49%
ADA 70%

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
Metanalysis of 1st line TNFi survival: 12 mos 24 mos 36 mos ETN 71% 63% 59% IFX 69% 57% 49% ADA 70% 59% 51% Does ETN have better survival? https://t.co/T4QVbI5lf7 https://t.co/mqsaADb7Uu
The greatest risk of treatment-related damage and fatal infections when treating GPA is in the first 3 mos when higher doses of corticosteroids. A st

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 5 months ago
The greatest risk of treatment-related damage and fatal infections when treating GPA is in the first 3 mos when higher doses of corticosteroids. A study of elderly Rx w/ RTX or CYC for GPA/MPA resulted in less organ damage and hospitalizations. https://t.co/Nt3AcH9zg9
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