Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Retrospective study of 282 Bx proven Temporal arteritis pts (Northern Italy) finds increased mortality associated with large vessel Dz (HR 5.14) at diagnosis and reduced mortality with PMR (HR 0.57) at Dx and adventitial inflammation (HR 0.31) on Bx. https://t.co/iF90cqYtqn
JAMA Network Open has published that an increasing number of physicians are being excluded from Medicare and other forms of public insurance. Overall the authors found that the number of physicians excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and other state public insurance programs increased on average by 20% per year between 2007 and 2017.
Another injury related to whole body cryotherapy (WBC) has been reported by practitioners in Philadelphia, serving as yet another warning of WBC's potential to cause serious adverse effects.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
RheumNow Podcast is up - Vasculitis and strange bedfellows. Watch here https://t.co/SEw0RojCBB or listen on iTunes or here https://t.co/8StKrqV11F
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Check out Vinay Prasads @VPplenarysesh Plenary Session Podcast that discusses studies on Fish oils and MTX in cardiology - the CIRT NEJM study appears at 35:23 - interesting to hear non-Rheum views on this approach https://t.co/MQCWLYgEnD
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Metanalysis of 24 PPI studies, 319,568 hip fracture pts, suggests PPIs associated with a greater risk of hip fracture (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.14–1.28, p < 0.0001) and may be greater with higher dose (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.20–1.40, p < 0.0001). https://t.co/nbiEIPRaXg
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Len Calabrese says its about time Rheumatologists tap into new ways of learning - social media, the ACR Meeting App, Websites covering the meetings and journals. Time to get on the bus! https://t.co/pRdJqGv3OM
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Study of 1.8 million Psoriasis pts in RCTs shows a ~1.7 fold increased risk of Crohn Dz & ulcerative colitis. Study of 5. 9 millions with Pso in Cohort studies finds a 2.5-fold increased risk of Crohns and a 1.7-fold increased risk of ulcerative colitis https://t.co/3Ccl2VR8iz
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
With irAEs arthralgias snd arthritis are common, but also can present as tendinitis tenosynovitis, dactylitis, PMR and most are seronegative https://t.co/WRvczdEsh9
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Bing Bingham MD talking on immune related adverse events (MSK and autoimmune). Says these occur in 3-5% of cancer pts treated with Checkpoint inhibitors. Unofficial surveys show nearly 50% of Rheums have seen these referrals. #MARS #ARTHROS https://t.co/yZHMQjpMz8
Leonard Calabrese LCalabreseDO
7 years 10 months ago
Read my take on why TWITTER can be a + force in the field of RHEUM! @RheumNow @psufka RonanTKavanaugh @AWIRGOUP @creakyjoints @ACRheum @EULAR_org Social Media as a Creative/Disruptive Force in Rheumatology (or Why I Now Tweet) https://t.co/hvRyEREFvu
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 10 months ago
Best Rheums go to the Best Meetings - RHEUMNOW LIVE - the next best Rheum CME meeting - Interactive panels, digital interface, Downloads, Shot Lectures, Big Name Faculty. Special discounted Holiday Registration rates. March 22-24 2019 in Ft Worth, TX https://t.co/5TVg0Frsbf
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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7 years 10 months ago
While flu activity is starting to rise in US, CDC issued Updated Influenza Antiviral Medications Summary for Clinicians | CDC.
**DON’T USE: Amantadine OR Rimantidine to Tx flu **
@RheumNow @CDCFlu https://t.co/6W26hBEQvF
