Skip to main content
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. After years of bemoaning the challenges of telemedicine, our rheumatology clinic transition entirely to a remote clinic in the space of a week. One of the few good things to come out of this crisis is that we may learn that in-person visits are not as critical as we thought, which may in turn help our specialty’s access issues.
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the past week of COVID-19 news and advances.
Dr. Alvin Wells - Telemedicine
5 questions on converting to Telemedicine for the Rheumatologist
Dr. Alvin Wells - Telemedicine
5 questions on converting to Telemedicine for the Rheumatologist
Everyone should read Dr. Kevin Winthrops timely new article in Arthritis & Rheumatology entitled, "Who needs a Corona? "; open access - he revie

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 6 months ago
Everyone should read Dr. Kevin Winthrops timely new article in Arthritis & Rheumatology entitled, "Who needs a Corona? "; open access - he reviews the many surmounting questions than answers that we currently have on COVID-19. https://t.co/9MPKtsNu2O
A large, real-world study of 733 RA pts; assessed Dz activity & Tea consumption. There was an inverse association between tea consumption and DA

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 6 months ago
A large, real-world study of 733 RA pts; assessed Dz activity & Tea consumption. There was an inverse association between tea consumption and DAS 28 Dz activity (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.46–0.94). Surprising as caffeine reduces MTX efficacy https://t.co/TT2FVlUtjB
RT @EmmaKinery: 11:47: *TRUMP SAYS FDA HAS APPROVED CHLOROQUINE FOR USE IN COVID-19

11:48: *TRUMP SAYS STILL COLLECTING EVIDENCE OF CHLORO…

Emma Kinery EmmaKinery

6 years 6 months ago
11:47: *TRUMP SAYS FDA HAS APPROVED CHLOROQUINE FOR USE IN COVID-19 11:48: *TRUMP SAYS STILL COLLECTING EVIDENCE OF CHLOROQUINE EFFICACY 11:48: *TRUMP SAYS CHLOROQUINE RISKS LOW AND ARE WELL-KNOWN 12:12: *FDA SAYS IT HAS NOT APPROVED CHLOROQUINE FOR COVID-19 USE
RT @MattieRheumMD: New Orleans pharmacies - out of hydroxychloroquin...😕😕😕

Madelaine Feldman MattieRheumMD

6 years 6 months ago
New Orleans pharmacies - out of hydroxychloroquin...😕😕😕
RT @KDAO2011: A warning to the public: There are 10 manufacturers for HCQ (see link). “Fraudulent online pharmacies may be counterfeit and…

k dao KDAO2011

6 years 6 months ago
A warning to the public: There are 10 manufacturers for HCQ (see link). “Fraudulent online pharmacies may be counterfeit and potentially unsafe.” ⁦@RheumNow⁩ ⁦@rheum_covid⁩ @covid4mds HCQ Generic Availability - https://t.co/OLRT2TbbsH https://t.co/Gl5HbQRNe1
With the COVID-19 pandemic dynamically changing, we have provided several news items germane to the Rheumatologist.
RT @KDAO2011: Very important pregnancy data for patients with #covid19 . Click and follow the threads for details @rheumnow @covid4mds #cov…

k dao KDAO2011

6 years 6 months ago
Very important pregnancy data for patients with #covid19 . Click and follow the threads for details @rheumnow @covid4mds #covid4rheum @uptoTate @drbags71 @acog https://t.co/ax3p2TzYKG
×