Joint Bone Spine has published a full read review of the management of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients receiving Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for cancer.
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
US CDC study of age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) from 1990-2020, there were 39,496 deaths related to scleroderma
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US CDC study of age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) from 1990-2020, there were 39,496 deaths related to scleroderma (SSc) & and 5,163 from SSc w/ renal failure. Deaths lower in males (22%) than females w/ renal failure (78%). Mortality rate of SSc w? renal failure was https://t.co/OT3BHt3E85
Congrats to Barbara Anne Eberhard, MD, she has been awarded with the James T. Cassidy Award from the American Academy of
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Congrats to Barbara Anne Eberhard, MD, she has been awarded with the James T. Cassidy Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). For her dedication to research/leadership in pediatric rheumatology. She is at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center & Feinstein https://t.co/USGajXCMLD
40 kids w/ Psoriasis compared to 40 juvenile PsA pts. Those w/ jPsA were more likely to be: - Obese/overweight (80 vs 1
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40 kids w/ Psoriasis compared to 40 juvenile PsA pts. Those w/ jPsA were more likely to be:
- Obese/overweight (80 vs 17.5%)
- passive smoking (37.5 vs (25%)
- Signif higher ESR and CRP (P < 0.001)
- Nail PsO (65 vs 22%) https://t.co/3uBHnxZYC2 https://t.co/rW48EQta2s
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Factors predicting juvenile psoriatic arthritis in children with psoriasis - Eg…
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RA Lung Disease Portends Poor Outcomes A retrospective Harvard affiliates study shows that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) p
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RA Lung Disease Portends Poor Outcomes
A retrospective Harvard affiliates study shows that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with lung disease have higher mortality, especially respiratory and infection-related mortality than those without lung disease (LD). https://t.co/13h2u26ecb
Pesticides and Rheumatoid Arthritis? Women exposed to pesticides through farm work or as farmers' wives face increased
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Pesticides and Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Women exposed to pesticides through farm work or as farmers' wives face increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new analysis of Agricultural Health Study (AHS) data indicated.
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Pesticides and Rheumatoid Arthritis? | RheumNow
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Diminishing trend in serious infections assoc w/ TNFi use in inflammatory arthritis over the years. ICEBIO study 1387 Rx
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Diminishing trend in serious infections assoc w/ TNFi use in inflammatory arthritis over the years. ICEBIO study 1387 Rx w/ 1st TNFi 2003–2018 (vs 6936 comparators. Over tme the SI rate dropped 52% (IRR 0.48; 0.25–0.94), but not for controls (Abx use stable) https://t.co/jDsKlCrd0p
New ICD-10 Diagnostic Code -- R76.81 -- for ’At-Risk RA’ (AKA Clinically suspect arthralgia or Pre-clinical RA); t
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New ICD-10 Diagnostic Code -- R76.81 -- for ’At-Risk RA’ (AKA Clinically suspect arthralgia or Pre-clinical RA); this applies to pts w/ abnormal RF or ACPA without having RA. Thanks to Dr. Kevin D. Deane for leading this effort. https://t.co/14I6RCZrXb https://t.co/YxTwPB0YDQ
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