RheumNow Podcast – LTF – Listen to Fauci (7.17.20)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, tweets and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.
HCQ May Help Prevent Fetal Heart Block
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) helped reduce recurrent maternal autoantibody-mediated congenital heart block (CHB) in fetuses, an open-label study suggested.
ICYMI: The Nine Lives of Hydroxychloroquine (Updated)
Editor's note: This article was originally published May 18, 2020, and is being shared again this week in case you missed it.
ICYMI: Telemedicine Bloopers and Successes
Editor's note: This blog was originally published March 31, 2020 and is being shared again in case you missed it.
Coexistent Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis
While it is often said there is a negative association between gout and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cases of coexistent disorders are uncommonly seen.
CV Risks Raised in Myopathies
Patients with the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) dermatomyositis and polymyositis are at increased risk for cardiovascular events, with risks similar to what has been documented for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), during the first 5 years after diagnosis, U.K. researchers reported.
RheumNow Podcast – Lupus Mortality Declines, But… (6.26.20)
Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com
Adverse Events With Rheum Biologics Rise With Age
Among patients with rheumatic diseases, age and female sex were important factors associated with the development of a first adverse event after initiating biologic treatment, Spanish researchers reported.
Hydroxychloroquine Fails as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
Add this to the list of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) letdowns in managing COVID-19 treatment or risk - prophylaxis with HCQ fails to prevent COVID-19 infection in those exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
RheumNow Podcast – Enough Already with Weaning (6.19.20)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Virtual EULAR 2020 Round Up
In this week's podcast, Drs. Artie Kavanaugh and Jack Cush present highlights from the virtual EULAR2020 meeting held June 3-6, 2020. Featured reports include:
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Watch: Pregnancy Paradox: How Stopping Drugs Leads to Greater Harm
Uma Mahadevan, MD talks about the pregnancy paradox and how stopping medications in pregnancy to protect the fetus can actually lead to greater harm.
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Making You the Expert of You! (Smart Rules for Patients)
You’ve scheduled an appointment with your medical provider - how do you make the most of it?
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Evobrutinib, selective oral BTK inhibitor, has been studied in >1083 pts in phase 3 RCTs of RA, SLE, MS; shows well tolerated, most common AE ≥5% UTI (9.5%), nasopharyngitis (7.3%), diarrhea (6.2%), transient ^LFTs, SIE rate 2.72/100 PYs https://t.co/NTKYOAHhln https://t.co/oUKCDicjyA
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There is 1.4 million transgender persons in the US. ACP has published a guideline "Care of the Transgender Patient" addressing health disparities, certain cancers, substance abuse, mental health conditions, infections, and chronic diseases. https://t.co/AoBeOzv9YH https://t.co/jKabVELPxH
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COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Perceptions in Rheumatic Patients
Putman et al has reported vaccine survey results from the C19-GRA in Lancet Rheumatology showing the uptake and vaccine hesitancy among people with rheumatic diseases (RMD).
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3 years 4 months ago
RheumNow Live is Coming to Town!
Have you signed up for RheumNow Live yet? We still have space available.
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3 years 6 months ago
Listen in… Fellow Case Presentations From RWCS 2022
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3 years 6 months ago
Women Heroes in Rheum:
- Barbara Ansell - JIA
- Nanna Svartz - SSZ
- Gertrude Elion - Nobel Prize for allopurinol, AZA
- Tsai-Fan Yu - gout Rx
- Mary Betty Stevens - lupus & vasculitis
- Marian Ropes - 1st F ARA president
- Fionula Brennan - TNFi
& more
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3 years 7 months ago
ASK CUSH ANYTHING!
Have a Rheumatology question or case for Dr. Cush? Record it here and we may feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology.
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3 years 8 months ago
Register for RheumNow Live, March 19-20, 2022.
You can attend RheumNow Live in person in Irving, Texas - or, the comfort of your own home or office.
You can also receive CME credit!
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