Dr Philip Robinson philipcrobinson
7 years 5 months ago
New data on tocilizumab in pregnancy, upshot is: "Tocilizumab concentrations in cord blood and infant serum were 80–90% of those in maternal serum" https://t.co/qV7758L4Pm
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
In first-degree relatives of RA patients, comparing ACPA pos and neg FDR finds all moderate to severe periodontitis was significantly more prevalent in ACPA+ FDR (91%) compared to ACPA neg FDR (40%). From the Journal of Clinical Periodontology https://t.co/5d4YKGszZO
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
The RheumNow Podcast is up – DESIREABLE Results (5.3.19) WATCH it here https://t.co/uyYKxw21Kd or listen to the PODCAST on iTunes (Apple Car Play) or SoundCloud here>> https://t.co/HW0aDJo90Q
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Cohort study finds 6/420 (1.4%) of SLE patients had steroid induced pancreatitis is - half of them died. Lit review finds 451 lupus pancreatitis with majority developing pancreatitis w/in 3 days of medium-to-high dose steroids (mortality = 37.5%). https://t.co/QsIHsl44qx
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
“..the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits —I will form good habits and become their slave. - from The greatest Salesman in the World
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Eight Survival skills (cont) 5) Set a daily goal and track your progress. 6) find a daily "hassle" & reframe it in a more positive light. 7) Do something nice for someone else each day. 8) Practice mindfulness by paying attention to the present moment https://t.co/8uX7Db7QdB
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Eight Survival skills (from NPR article) to manage stress: 1) identify one positive event each day.2) Tell someone or share that positive event. 3) Start a daily gratitude journal. 4) Whats your personal strength and how have you used it; https://t.co/8uX7Db7QdB
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Study of 281 Italian pts with temporal artery Bx-proven Giant cell arteritis shows increased mortality w/ large vessel involvement (HR 5.14) at diagnosis, and reduced mortality with PMR onset (HR 0.57) & adventitial inflammation (HR 0.31) on TABx. https://t.co/iF90cqYtqn
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Recent Methotrexate use lowers Cardivascular risk by 20% finds a Study of 23,994 elderly RA patients. 13.7% had a CVE (28.5 events per 1000 PY; 95% CI 27.6–29.5). https://t.co/yyR5DUTfF8
Combining denosumab (Prolia) with a conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) such as methotrexate showed promise for slowing radiographic damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a manufacturer-sponsored phase III trial called DESIRABLE found.
MMWR reports that in 2017, one in four US adults have arthritis (range from 22.8% to 34.6%), with higher rates in Appalachia and Lower Mississippi Valley regions. Of those with arthritis, 31% reported to have "severe arthritis".
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Cush offers drug 'safety rules to live by' for rheumatologists https://t.co/5BKBKZjyNw
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. Sun Tzu
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 5 months ago
2019 FDA Drug Safety Warnings all pertain to Rheumatology agents 1) boxed warning for sleep meds; 2) harms w/ sudden opioid stops; 3) risk of VTE with high dose tofacitinib; 4) cardiac risks with febuxostat https://t.co/yHYqWJ7pow
