Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
While the live-attenuated vaccine, Ixchiq, was pulled for safety concerns, there is another chikungunya vax still on the marked - a virus-like particle vaccine, Vimkunya. Travelers or the elderly at higher risk of chikungunya exposure should consider getting vaccinated
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
MUC5 mutations not in SSc-ILD. Study of 2363 SSc-ILD, 3526 SSc w/o ILD & 15076 controls. They found no assoc w/ MUC5B promoter variant & SSc-ILD. (Suggesting ILD pathogenic mechanisms differ between RA and SSc) https://t.co/bBq52X0Mwq https://t.co/QdUzra1fnj
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
September is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month! ARP president Adam Goode, Encourages Physical Activity During September - exercise, move, & get strong!! https://t.co/HhdnJdvBjR https://t.co/BuqTAMJaqN
JAMA has publish an invited commentary on Screening for Osteoporosis (OP) in Older Men. They point out that a simple screening strategy for older men based on previous fracture history and bone density screening at age 70 or 75 years is a reasonable means of screening for OP in older men.
Passive documentation of clinic visits using artificial intelligence (AI)-drafted notes was linked to reduced burnout and improved well-being, a survey study from two academic medical centers suggested.
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11 months 1 week ago
New #therapy in #SLE
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
What Is Lyme Disease?
JAMA Patient education handout. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in the US. A bite from infected Ixodes scapularis ticks can transmit the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease. https://t.co/a8eMdAy0bi https://t.co/Jrj4Eiuy24
Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used DMARD in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, there is significant intolerance to this drug among adult RA patients - especially at doses above 15 mg per week.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
Metanalysis shows patients w/ psoriasis have signif. higher risk (2-2.5 fold) of metabolic syndrome compared to the general population, RA or spondylitis patients. Comparing PsO to PsA there is no difference (PsA also has a high riskof MetS). https://t.co/gO3IomfP53 https://t.co/Ov2UHV2mN6
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
Celltrions tocilizumab biosimilar, tocilizumab-anoh (Avtozma, CT-P47), had similar efficacy when switching from reference tocilizumab (Actemra; Genentech) in a study of 444 RA patients x 52 wks. https://t.co/7aAyuUkZJ9 https://t.co/kJUrRkhstb
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
Primary CNS angiitis - an uncommon vasculitis affecting brain, spinal cord, or leptomeninges, typically B/L, but here are 48 pts w/ unilateral PACNS. Dx is made by imaging, wall imaging (VWI), perfusion, spectroscopy. Histology shows small-to med vessel lymphocytic vasculitis https://t.co/ji0oaGfdJf
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
Cardiovascular Sequelae in Adults After Kawasaki Disease
A long-term cohort study of children diagnosed with Kawasaki disease (KD) shows evidence of future adult cardiovascular complications and hospitalizations. These severe cardiovascular events clustered during the young KD https://t.co/zbo64gAV1H
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
11 months 1 week ago
Antibiotics are not linked to Autoimmune disease in kids
The global incidence of autoimmune diseases among children has increased over the past few decades. A study published August 21st in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Ju-Young Shin at Sungkyunkwan University, https://t.co/siIDGezw9W
