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COVID 19 Updates from RheumNow

How Should Patients With Autoimmune Diseases Approach COVID Vaccination?

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Healthcare is a personal and individualized relationship between a provider and patient. Each patient is treated according to their particular symptoms and personal health characteristics.

RheumNow Podcast – Rheumatologist Smoke-Enders (10.22.2021)

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

Is It OK to Continue TNF Inhibitors with COVID-19 Infection?

Registry level data of patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) diagnosed with COVID-19 should continue their TNF inhibitor (TNFi) therapy as such patients were less likely to experience adverse COVID-19 outcomes (compared to other immunomodulatory treatments).

RheumNow Podcast – Quackademia (10.15.2021)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the FDA approvals, news and the latest journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.

2021 Update to EULAR Points on Immunomodulatory Use in COVID-19

EULAR has updated its recommendations (points to consider - PtC) for rheumatologists managing patients during COVID-19; now with 2 overarching principles and 12 PtC.

Still’s Disease Following COVID-19 Vaccination

Both systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still’s disease are acquired autoinflammatory disorders of uncertain etiology. Yet recent reports of AOSD onset and flare following COVID-19 vaccinations may have important mechanistic implications.

RheumNow Podcast – #ACA: Ask Cush Anything (10.8.2021)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com; plus questions & cases from viewers in (#ACA) Ask Cush Anything.

Obesity Rates Rise During the Pandemic

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that obesity rates have risen in the USA during the pandemic. Sixteen states have obesity rates of 35% or higher - that's four more than last year, adding Delaware, Iowa, Ohio and Texas to the list.

RheumNow Podcast – Jack of All Subspecialties (10.1.2021)

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

CDC Advises COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant Women

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Today, CDC issued an urgent health advisory to increase COVID-19 vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to become pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future to prevent serious illness, deaths, and adverse

RheumNow Podcast – I Wanna New Drug.V2 (9.24.2021)

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

My Personal Delta COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection

As many of you are aware, I have written and spoken on COVID-19 extensively over these past 20 months, and just last month wrote about the dangers of the delta variant. In July, things took an unexpected turn when I developed a breakthrough infection with the delta variant.

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I had the chance to discuss intrinsic protection from Covid with my friend @ASlavitt https://t.co/dI993XBoXr https://t.co/lidQnzgjJg

Eric Topol @EricTopol ( View Tweet )

1 year 8 months ago
Every moderately to severely immunocompromised person should know about Evusheld, a preventive Rx. It's uncommonly prescribed by doctors and there's a general lack of awareness. Still works vs BA.5 An excellent patient page @JAMA_current https://t.co/Exn82D8712 @AnuMalaniMD https://t.co/Rpdhcgg33h
Eric Topol @EricTopol ( View Tweet )
1 year 8 months ago
Anyone who thinks BA.5 is just another variant isn't paying attention >200,000 new cases yesterday. Vertical. https://t.co/x7wziHMZ9K
Eric Topol @EricTopol ( View Tweet )
1 year 8 months ago
During 2021-22, there was 387,112 deaths due to pneumonia, influenza, or COVID-19. At least 72% were dut to COVID-19 and 0.6% was due to influenza https://t.co/0ljpXJt0yr https://t.co/1Sp4RULVAY
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 9 months ago
🆕🌟CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines for Children <18 yrs who are Immunocompromised 👦👧🏾💉⬇️ Thank you Dr. Rebecca Sadun for reviewing! #PedsTwitter #PedsRheum #Pediatrics https://t.co/eeuRKflhSO
Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD @MithuRheum ( View Tweet )
1 year 9 months ago
CDC: Immunocompromised account for 12.2% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations, with an increased risk of ICU (aOR=1.26) and death (aOR = 1.34), even if vaccinated (aOR 1.40; aOR = 1.87). In immunocompromised, death rate was not affected by vaccination. https://t.co/PVRnOPb9gX https://t.co/W2S9eb1cOo
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 9 months ago
New podcast up—“What Worries You, Masters You” We review recent news, regulatory and guideline updates from the past week. Studies on MTX use, COVID vaccination, Supplements and vitamins, and arthrocentesis despite anticoagulation are discussed. https://t.co/jRaLCQAt9K https://t.co/opa22JqU41
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 9 months ago
Patients in the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance were Surveyed; responses from 9300 Rheum Dz adults (RA 39%, SLE 31%) showed that 27% had a change in employment status during COVID (w/ 13.6% decrease in full-time employment) https://t.co/exi6KDmMGT https://t.co/fPl091rXdO
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 9 months ago
Two Week MTX Hold with COVID-19 Vaccination A cohort study of RA patients evaluated immunogenicity of COVID vaccination with and without holding MTX for and 2-weeks and showed better immunogenicity, but more RA flares with the second MTX withdrawal. https://t.co/Kqa8Uy9tDm https://t.co/UvMHo8xAw8
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 9 months ago
COVID-19 Death is Dependent on Age and Type I IFN Autoantibodies https://t.co/WrWujgHoA4 https://t.co/NTwUeXHYKr
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 10 months ago