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From OP Internationa: The Clinician’s Guide to prevention & Rx of OP -concise recommendations regarding prevention, risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women & men >50 yrs of age https://t.co/z3ZJ3lIplG

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4 years 1 month ago
Learn more about the IL-23 pathway and our clinical research in #psoriaticdisease here: https://t.co/jDuYR9fZ10 Sponsored by Janssen @JanssenUS@JanssenUS https://t.co/kjekl1teNX
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4 years 1 month ago
JAK/STAT pathway in pyoderma gangrenosum: a new therapeutic highway? Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is rare, but often associated with different forms of arthritis, in particular rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases. https://t.co/QHNHsyWNbx https://t.co/Arlq03uiLE
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4 years 1 month ago
Flares Not Increased Following RZV Injections Insurance claims analysis has shown that the use of the RZV for prevention of HZ was highly used in patients with IMIDs and was safe, as higher rates of arthritis flares were not evident. https://t.co/E27oIBlEDb https://t.co/VbtDnmRYzO
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4 years 1 month ago
Watch: Dr. Lucy Carter on RNA-Seq analysis to determine who's at risk for SLE Dr. Yusof interviews Dr. Lucy Carter ( @LucyCarter6), winner of the #EULAR2022 Best Abstract Award for her work on ANA positivity in those at-risk for progression to #SLE. https://t.co/BdPnZRgwX4 https://t.co/g8xWWFthVC
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 1 month ago
COVID-19 hospitalization among Medicare diabled was ~50% higher (3,148/100k) than age matched pop. , and hospitalization rates increased with age in both groups. Among the disabled, American Indian or Alaska Natives had highest rate https://t.co/Xa4NlalHdf https://t.co/dP0c3ajQAW
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 1 month ago
Although Rheumatology currently ranks 2nd or 3rd in specialty use of telemedicine - the vast majority of rheums have given up on telehealth (<15%) https://t.co/iDNesBkOnN
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 1 month ago
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2017–2018 shows relative risk of undergoing knee replacement for OA increased with increasing BMI (Class 1- 3 obese females 55–64 yrs had 4.7 to 17.3 fold risk of KR. Same for obese Males (OR 3.4 - 5.8) more KR https://t.co/vcPmRgbzUH https://t.co/FrfTC9LNnR
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4 years 1 month ago
31 systemic JIA pts: w/ systemic sxs (n=8), chronic arthritis (7), remission on meds (10) & remission off meds (6). High IL-18 levels & impaired IL-18 signaling in NK cells correlated with systemic Dz activity. High IL-18 impairs NK phosphorylation https://t.co/HlaQid7xGq https://t.co/0PbxC0pZtk
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 1 month ago
Lit search on (Lyme) Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato shows global Bb seroprevalence =14.5% (top 3: Central Europe 20.7%,Eastern Asia 15.9%, Western Europe 13.5%). Bb seropositivity assoc w/ ≥50 yrs, men & residence of rural area https://t.co/fvr845s5CC https://t.co/TLNumNuXnH
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4 years 1 month ago
Balance and falls studied in 228 #RA pts (24-85 yrs) followed x 1yr; 20% had at least one fall; risks included Age (OR 1.04), HAQ (OR 1.62), low FICSIT-4 score (OR 2.38) & 1-leg standing (OR  2.14). 1-leg stand is a good screening tool https://t.co/u9v8unC0gA https://t.co/oD0sgFxiQm
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4 years 1 month ago
Small study 34 biologic-naive RA pts starting abatacept. Remission achieved 47.1% of early and 23.5% established RA. Remission @ 6 mos predicted by Baseline LOWER IL-6 levels ≤ 8.4 pg/ml, (66.7%) and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ cells ≥ 6% (83.3%) https://t.co/N93E9M4M15

Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )

4 years 1 month ago
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