RheumNow Podcast- A Good First Impression (1.24.20)
Dr Jack Cush comments on this week's journal articles, reviews and studies.
News
QD Clinic - "Doc, When Can I Stop?"
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic. In this video: Patients stable on a biologic need guidance on when, and if, they can stop their biologic.
Low Risk of Inflammatory Arthritis in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients
JAMA Dermatology reports that after the onset and diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), such patients have a higher risk of certain forms inflammatory arthritis.
QD Clinic - Hepatitis B and Biologics
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic Active HBV infection (HGsAg+) on anti-viral therapy but needs a biologic - what should you use?
QD Clinic - "I Don't Know Why I'm Here" Consult
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic The Consult that shows up without a cause - and what to do?
Biosimilars for Rheum Disease: Failure to Launch
The availability of biologic biosimilars has thus far had negligible impact on prescribing practices in the United States, in stark contrast to what has been observed in some European countries, researchers reported.
QD Clinic - Dealing with Non-adherence
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic. Today’s clinic topic: Dealing with Non-Adherence in the Clinic.
Steroid-Sparing Effect of Tocilizumab in Refractory Takayasu Arteritis
A controlled clinical trial has shown that giving the IL-6 receptor antibody, tocilizumab (TCZ), to patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) results in clinical efficacy and has a steroid sparing efffect.
CDC: 15% of US Adults are Physically Inactive
All states and territories had more than 15% of adults who were physically inactive and this estimate ranged from 17.3 to 47.7%, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
RheumNow Podcast- The Down Side of Steroids (1.17.20)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the journal reports and news from RheumNow.com. Be sure to register for RheumNow Live 3/13/2020 in Fort Worth Rheumnow.live.
NSAID Safety Guidelines
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used for acute or chronic arthritis, headache, visceral pain, postoperative pain, etc but come with a small but significant risk of serious adverse effects, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney injury and GI complica
