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Anakinra Phase 2/3 study in severe hosp. COVID-19 pts (5/20-3/21) w/ pneumonia & hyperinflammation (incr levels IL-

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Anakinra Phase 2/3 study in severe hosp. COVID-19 pts (5/20-3/21) w/ pneumonia & hyperinflammation (incr levels IL-6, ferritin, CRP, LDH). 179 pt Rx w/ ANA or SOC - d15 need for Mech ventilation was 77% ANAK v 86% SoC (NS; RR 0.90; 0.77-1.04) https://t.co/CFcI1qTsU2 https://t.co/wAj4pHN5Dh

NEJM Clinical image: 61-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of periorbital swelling and shoulder weakness. T

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NEJM Clinical image: 61-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of periorbital swelling and shoulder weakness. The physical examination was notable for erythema of the upper and lower eyelids and substantial periorbital edema. Dermatomyositis. https://t.co/1Vu1Lh37Hd https://t.co/Bh7FXDgMRx
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In medicine, a field where burnout is becoming the norm, there is much promotion of the idea of work-life balance. In reality, the scales between work and life aren’t really balanced. Is the potential for change on the horizon?
Industry Payments to Rheumatologists Dropped During COVID

Having their clinics shut down and patients staying away during the COVID-19 pandemic was bad enough for physicians' finances, but now a new study finds that, at least for rheumatologists, payments from industry dried up as well.

During the 2 years before COVID-19 hit, monthly payments to U.S. rheumatologists averaged $500-$800, according to Anju Murayama, MD, of the Medical Governance Research Institute in Tokyo, and colleagues. But by April 2020, with most of the world in lockdown, the monthly average had shrunk to less than $200.

Women are 80% of healthcare workforce; 97% of EU nurses & midwives are women- yet women earn 24% less than men &

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Women are 80% of healthcare workforce; 97% of EU nurses & midwives are women- yet women earn 24% less than men & hold 25% of senior roles in the health sector. WHO officials call for equal pay/promotion, better work conditions &gender specific solutions https://t.co/ccuFnTmnvF https://t.co/V03RnXB1JE

2023 NRMP Match: 365 applicants for Rheum; 97.8% (265 of 271 avail) of Adult Rheum fellow positions matched (only 4/127

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2023 NRMP Match: 365 applicants for Rheum; 97.8% (265 of 271 avail) of Adult Rheum fellow positions matched (only 4/127 programs did not fill their match). Pediatric Rheum 27/41 positions (62.8%)were filled (14/32 programs not filling). https://t.co/VECH6rMHBV https://t.co/MC1jhLCQBk

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