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Hip replacement outcomes are not linked to OA severity, instead pts muscle quality before THA best predicts recovery after surgery. Imaging of 10 pts undergoing THA showed poor muscle quality predicted post-op performance/movement after surgery https://t.co/io0UXQl6n2 https://t.co/cFM7Fg10Zm

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Piperacillin effectively treats Lyme disease at 100-times lower dose than doxycycline https://t.co/vbu78RbRys https://

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Piperacillin effectively treats Lyme disease at 100-times lower dose than doxycycline https://t.co/vbu78RbRys https://t.co/AqSkm7XtbB https://t.co/olTi8OWsQ6

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The antibiotic that takes the bite out of Lyme https://buff.ly/MLCovSt

A high-resolution screen identifies a preexisting beta-lactam that specifically… https://buff.ly/w8tmeuz

Retrospective study of 334 children with non-organic amplified MSK pain syndr(AMPS) plus back pain. Pts w/ localized AMP

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Retrospective study of 334 children with non-organic amplified MSK pain syndr(AMPS) plus back pain. Pts w/ localized AMPS were more likely to have a (+) straight leg raising test (P 0.01) & diffuse AMPS more likely to have allodynia & incongruent affect (reporting pain, but still https://t.co/unbub6VK0t

A review of 18 guideline recommendations on DMARDs in pregnancy & reproductive health. There were recs. DMARDs &amp

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A review of 18 guideline recommendations on DMARDs in pregnancy & reproductive health. There were recs. DMARDs & pre-conception (56%), lactation (67%), male fertility (33%), & use of csDMARDs (72%), bDMARDs(72%), tsDMARDs (28%); less recs for b/tsDMARD use https://t.co/tKGCXrbOuc

Systematic review shows PTSD is strongly assoc w/ an increased risk of developing SLE. 7 studies (5 prospect cohort) and

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Systematic review shows PTSD is strongly assoc w/ an increased risk of developing SLE. 7 studies (5 prospect cohort) and 11614 SLE pts - 1,325 (11.4%) had comorbid PTSD, mostly females. All showed + association of PTSD & SLE, 3 showing 2fold incr risk of SLE. No genetic https://t.co/Xjya0QNznQ

Full read review of falls and fragility fractures in the elderly. https://t.co/WuQ6oIKTH0 https://t.co/fXnZFxaO28

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Full read review of falls and fragility fractures in the elderly. https://t.co/WuQ6oIKTH0 https://t.co/fXnZFxaO28

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24 April 2025

Unmet Needs in Still’s disease

In February 2023, an expert consensus panel of pediatric and adult rheumatologists met to address challenges in Still’s disease (SD), including systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset SD. They addressed four main topics: (1) early recognition and diagnosis of SD; (2) pathogenetic pathways and possible biomarkers for diagnosis and response; (3) refractory disease and risk factors, and (4) treatment of SD and its complications.

24 April 2025

Vitamin D for Prevention of Disease

JAMA has published a clinical guideline on the use of vitamin D to prevent disease in children and adults. Guideline committee experts, included adult and pediatric endocrinology, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, nutrition, and epidemiology) advise that healthy nonpregnant persons can usually meet the dietary reference intake (DRI) of vitamin D 600 IU/d for ages 19 to 70 years and 800 IU for ages 70 to 74 years without supplementation, as dietary sources of vitamin D a plentiful. The showed greater concern for people with low socioeconomic status and children.

Retrospective EGPA study of mepolizumab Rx 45 pts Rx initially w/ 300 mg/4 weeks, 27% switched to 100 mg/4 wks a

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Retrospective EGPA study of mepolizumab Rx 45 pts Rx initially w/ 300 mg/4 weeks, 27% switched to 100 mg/4 wks after 26 mos & 50% maintained complete remission without GC. Other half had sinonasal Sxs Rx w/ increased MEP dose orlocal therapy. https://t.co/H8ftg136Ez https://t.co/CKchbGpq20

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Hip replacement outcomes are not linked to OA severity, instead pts muscle quality before THA best predicts recovery aft

Piperacillin effectively treats Lyme disease at 100-times lower dose than doxycycline https://t.co/vbu78RbRys https://

Retrospective study of 334 children with non-organic amplified MSK pain syndr(AMPS) plus back pain. Pts w/ localized AMP

A review of 18 guideline recommendations on DMARDs in pregnancy & reproductive health. There were recs. DMARDs &amp

Systematic review shows PTSD is strongly assoc w/ an increased risk of developing SLE. 7 studies (5 prospect cohort) and

Full read review of falls and fragility fractures in the elderly. https://t.co/WuQ6oIKTH0 https://t.co/fXnZFxaO28

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Retrospective EGPA study of mepolizumab Rx 45 pts Rx initially w/ 300 mg/4 weeks, 27% switched to 100 mg/4 wks a

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