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COVID 19 Updates from RheumNow

Women with Rheumatic Disease (11.4.2022)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.  New regulatory decisions about JAK inhibitors and why do women with rheumatic diseases have unfair outcomes?

Undiagnosed RA During the Pandemic

EurekAlert!

The number of new diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis fell by 20% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests.

Infections & Lupus (10.28.2022)

Dr. Jack Cush discusses the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow. This week more lupus nephritis, more drug induced lupus and more lupus infections that may kill. 

ACR Award Winners (10.21.2022)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Highlighted discussion of implantable stimulators, urine proteomics and gut-immune responses to Prevotella in RA.

Vaccination Cut Long COVID Risk for Rheum Patients

MedPage Today

Patients with rheumatologic conditions who developed breakthrough COVID-19 infection after vaccination were less likely to suffer long-term symptoms than unvaccinated but otherwise similar patients, researchers said.

RheumNow Podcast – “That’s Not My Name” (10.7.2022)

Dr. Jack Cush goes off on "Untitling" (not using proper names/titles) in the clinic, in addition to reports on rheumatologist salaries, new drugs in phase 1-3 development and the range of COVID-19 MSK symptoms -- all from the past week on RheumNow.com.

Great and Not So Great (9.30.2022)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.

COVID-19 Arthropathy and Myalgia

An online survey of random COVID-19 infected persons shows that arthralgia and myalgia are common consequences to COVID-19 infection.

2022 Lasker Award Winners

EurekAlert!

The Lasker Foundation has announced the winners of its 2022 Lasker Awards: Richard O. Hynes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Erkki Ruoslahti (Sanford Burnham Prebys) and Timothy A.

Heavy Metal Rheumatology (9.23.2022)

Thanks to all of you for your kind comments and great reviews of our weekly podcast.

COVID Outcomes in Dermatomyositis

A retrospective study of dermatomyositis (DM) patients with COVID-19, shows that DM patients without comorbidities fair well (with regard to mortality and hospitalisation).

Does Fibromyalgia Need B12? (9.9.2022)

Can we predict the bad outcomes? Like when ITP evolves into SLE; or when psoriasis will develop arthritis; or if Sjogren's will develop lymphoma? Let's dive in and review these journal reports and this past week's news from RheumNow.com.

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Autoimmune-Rheum Dz (AIRD) flares occur in 10% w/ COVID vaccination, esp in pts w/ comorbidities, autoimmune morbidities & mental health disorders & Moderna vaccine. 3453 AIRD pts who recv Vax 9.5-11.3% had clinical flares (Arthritis 62% & fatigue 59%) https://t.co/RCtQnA9vc9 https://t.co/G5cXukkpUB
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 months 1 week ago
Great #RNL2023 Plenary with "Miracle Larry" after 128 days in hospital for COVID-19, on 3-year anniversary of going into coma "I am the expert on what this virus can do. I don't want the world to ever forget" @RheumNow https://t.co/kTuDXDhTtQ
2 months 2 weeks ago
Tremendously emotional (and unfiltered) first person account of his fight with COVID-19 by Miracle Larry who thanked our Dr. Cush @RheumNow for his ingenuity in fighting COVID-19, thanking healthcare workers for all they do, and reminding us to be empathic. #RNL2023 https://t.co/i0D7r8dR8n
Robert B Chao, MD @doctorRBC ( View Tweet )
2 months 2 weeks ago
Lancet metanalysis shows pts infected w/ SARS-CoV2 are conferred very high degree of re-infx from pre-omicron variants, even after 40 weeks. Protection was lower for omicron BA.1 & declined over time. Protection from severe Dz was high for all variants. https://t.co/RNgYVWQfNo https://t.co/J8U37NYXPP
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 months 3 weeks ago
CDC: Nursing home residents not up to date w/COVID-19 vaccines have 30%–50% higher risk for COVID infx vs those up to date. Betw 2022-23 Those vax had COVID rate of 7.2-15.6/1000pts vs 9.5-18.8/1000 pt in those unvaccinated. https://t.co/Eem2H5AMoN https://t.co/o2ZyPVswZp
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 months 1 week ago
UK Database 1,955 breakthrough COVID-19 infxs in 54,576 #gout pts compared to 52,468 w/o gout saw more in gout (adj HR 1.24), also w/ more #COVID hospitalizations (adj HR 1.30) & death (1.36), more so in women. Same for unvaccinated https://t.co/596KvupZxi https://t.co/BJJguQBdin
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 months 3 weeks ago
Autoimmune Dz may be assoc w/ new-onset Atrial Fibrillation, esp in women. Population-based UK Biobank found significant increases for AFib in Rheumatic fever w/o CVD (HR 1.47), Crohn’ (1.23), UC(1.17), RA (1.39), PAN (1.82), SLE (1.82), PSS (2.32) https://t.co/rpIiztUfg9 https://t.co/FWmLiZ6x1S
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 months 3 weeks ago
Should Kids w/ MIS-C get the COVID vaccine? Yes - study of 385 pt > 5 yrs w/ Hx of multisystem inflammatory syndrome showed no serious adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination. The safety profile of COVID-19 vax is same as gen population https://t.co/dr2QBQsMhE? https://t.co/WbsUuYEsez
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 months 4 weeks ago
On Wednesday 12/21 the FDA approved tocilizumab (Actemra; 8 mg/kg, 60-min IV infusion ) for hospitalized COVID-19 on steroids, supplemental O2 & req ventilation, or ECMO; 1st MAb approved for COVID-19; Prev EUA issued in June 2021 https://t.co/BswLu4ZY5O https://t.co/7gpPkeoPZ4
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
5 months 2 weeks ago
COVID-19 Vaccine Responses in Rheumatic Disease Patients Nature Reviews Rheumatology features a review of three notable papers that address the impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on people with inflammatory rheumatic disease. https://t.co/R9UM3amPRR. https://t.co/WmHyVKdsxw
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
5 months 2 weeks ago
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