Fatigue is an important component of the disease experience in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and can have a profound impact on patients' perception of well-being, Italian researchers reported.
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RheumNow Live kicks off its second annual meeting - a little, big meeting in Fort Worth - in just 2 weeks and I think you should be there.This 17.25 CME credit hour meeting runs from Friday afternoon (3/13) until Sunday morning (3/15), meaning you can drop in over a short weekend and see some of the best lectures and interactive educational sessions you've ever attended.
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HIP ATTACK trial assessed if accelerated surgery could reduce mortality & complications. 2970 Pts recv accelerated surgery (6 hr) vs standard care (24hrs). Risk of death (9-10%) & infection was the same; thus accelerated surgery did not lower risk https://t.co/Z4ld0RoRSX
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
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The use of cannabis in the past year by adults 65 years and older in the United States increased sharply from 0.4% in 2006 and 2007 to 2.9% in 2015 and 2016 https://t.co/RCVsKvGBI5
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"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won." - WInston Churchill
Obesity is a risk factor for the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may also an impediment to optimal DMARD and biologic responses. A new study has shown that after 1 year, obese RA patients undergoing bariatric surgery with weight loss had significantly lower disease activity.
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Treating LTBI with TNFI inhibitor Therapy
Today, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) published the 2020 Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. This is the first, evidence-based, clinical practice guideline related to the management of reproductive health issues for all patients with rheumatic diseases.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
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Brazil Biologics registry studied 1121 RA & 577 SpA pts and found serious infectious adverse events were more common with first TNFi (adjusted IR ratio, 2.96; p < 0.001) & still higher with 2nd TNFi (vs 1st TNFI) (adjusted IR ratio, 1.55) https://t.co/FpliYorsyG
Rheumatology has a comprehensive overview of methotrexate (MTX) and the risk of lung injury, MTX-related pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Past reports suggest the frequence of MTX-pneumonitis to be between 0.3 and 11.6%; recent studies suggest it may be much lower.
There are numerous associations between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular disease (CVD). An analysis of the Swedish SCAPIS Pilot study shows that higher levels of serum urate (SU) are associated with an increase in coronary artery calcification score in men but not in women. SU is not associated with common carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque scores in either men or women.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
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Metanalysis of homocysteine (HCY) levels in SLE; 36 articles compared 2919 SLE to 3120 controls. HCY levels were significantly higher in SLE vs healthy controls (P < 0.001), esp w/ age, Dz activity, Dz duration and BMI >23. HCY is important in SLE https://t.co/NVQ4KRJMR4
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
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FDA has approved IV meloxicam injection (called Anjeso, from Baudax Bio) for the treatment of moderate to severe pain in adults. Based on two phase 3 efficacy trials and one phase 3 safety study. https://t.co/5coeDacq7M
Pregnancy for patients with lupus has long been considered high risk and associated with both medical and obstetric complications, but outcomes have improved over the last 2 decades and continue to improve. The large decline in in-hospital maternal mortality was greater for lupus pregnancies than for non-lupus pregnancies. Findings from a retrospective cohort study are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
