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#EULAR2020 panel on #COVID19 spec. situatns:
1. German regtry: very few preg rheum pts w/CV19; cases mild.
2. No info how CV19 affects APS
3. Very few ped rheum cases of CV19- cases mild; outcomes sim to gen peds pop
4. Most rheum pts w/CV19 good prognosis @rheumnow https://t.co/LQVdzJKCgu
k dao @KDAO2011 ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
#EULAR2020 press conference report: Global Rheum Alliance for COVID19 and Eular registries provide reassurance to rheums and pts regarding immunosuppression and COVID19. The compiled data from over 600 pts in 40 countries. @RheumNow
https://t.co/qMwGJTL041
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Dr. Rachel Tate @uptoTate ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
UPI quotes Dr. Tony Fauci stating (about hydroxychloroquine) "The scientific data is really quite evident now about the lack of efficacy". Yesterday France and other countries have banned the use of HCQ to treat COVID. https://t.co/G0EuWMGTdW
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
NEJM reports no difference between 5d and 10d course of Remdesivir in severe Covid-19 not requiring mechanical ventilation; but this trial did not include a placebo control https://t.co/mxAR2qQzPa
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
Proud of this amazing collaboration with
@zach_wallace_md: 52 rheumatic cases vs. 104 non-rheumatic comparators, all infected with COVID-19. Rheum cases had 3-fold risk of mechanical ventilation
@BrighamResearch @MGHMedicine
https://t.co/nBXe78i4JU
Jeff Sparks @jeffsparks ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
Case report in Annals Internal Med shows efficacy of tocilizumab in Cytokine Storm Syndrome; 51-yo renal transplant COVID+ pt developed multiorgan failure, cytopenias, CRP 262 mg/L, ferritin 52005 - failed MMF, DEX, tacrolimus- turned around w/ TCZ 8mg/kg https://t.co/MMNQGB9SA7
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
Governor Cuomo cites NY study showing front line workers have lower rates of COVID positivity - Suggests that WEARING PPE's Works! (NY population 20% vs 14% transit workers & 12% healthcare workers & 10.5% NYPD and 17% FDNY/EMTs) https://t.co/pfC9rKHKVz
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
NEJM report shows that hospitalizations for acute MI are down ~-40% with the onset of the COVID Crisis (data from Kaiser N. California) - Will the shutdown/lockdown lead to other necessary services or hospital admissions? https://t.co/onpFhsDE9Z
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
A patient service Video - How to Manage your Arthritis Medications (in the time of COVID) - View the video here: https://t.co/hWW0h8wCZn or listen to the podcast on iTunes or here>> https://t.co/8wV4V2pYY5 https://t.co/SldbyCBDeI
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 10 months ago
BCG & COVID: 1) Israeli study shows BCG vaccination during childhood had no protective effect on getting COVID-19 infection later. 2) Bladder cancer pts on BCG therapy who get COVID infection, can safely take IL-6 or IL-1 inhibitors, Just not TNF inhib. https://t.co/TlOj6b8Taf
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 11 months ago
