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Bridge Prednisone Use Fails to Improve Outcomes
A one year, X-ray outcome trial has shown that the initial use of prednisone (high or low dose) in newly treated active early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) did not improve radiographic outcomes.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 1 month ago
Tuesday Night Rheumatology: HOT TOPICS IN RHEUMATOLOGY https://t.co/tMMrRU3sXa
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4 years 1 month ago
NEJM Image: Salt-and-Pepper Skin Changes in Systemic Sclerosis https://t.co/MVjFgMYBoI https://t.co/yIxsEp3xKz
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4 years 1 month ago
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, regulatory updates and journal reports from the past week on https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv. This week gout worries, mortality risks, measuring anti-drug antibodies and a better way in lupus?
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 1 month ago
RNL 2022: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Best Management
Last week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology, hosted by Dr. Jack Cush, featured highlights from the 2022 RheumNow Live Rheumatoid Arthritis - Best Management Pod, followed by a lively audience Q & A.
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4 years 1 month ago
Is Gout Protective Against Dementia?
People with gout appeared less likely to develop dementia than age- and sex-matched peers, a database study from Korea found.
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4 years 1 month ago
Cardiovascular Risk in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
A recent EHR study shows that acute CPPD crystal arthritis was significantly associated with elevated risks for non-fatal CV events.
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4 years 1 month ago
Watch: Who Killed Caravaggio?
Peter Nash, MBBS, FRACP shares thoughts on what or who exactly killed Caravaggio six centuries ago.
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4 years 1 month ago
Increasing Corticosteroid Use in Non-Hospitalized COVID-19
JAMA reports that despite NIH recommendations, non-hospitalized COVID infected patients were oftent prescribed systemic corticosteroids.
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4 years 1 month ago
Retrospective pregnancy outcome study in 154 Rheumatic pts. Systemic sclerosis pts had higher risk of adverse preg outcomes (vs HC - 60.6% vs 10.0%; OR = 14; SSc had increase in 1st trimester miscarriage, preeclampsia, SGA & Preterm https://t.co/hfd6SsCRmr
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4 years 1 month ago
Single center muscle bx of 860 pts muscle biopsy had 531 with IIM (61.7%), 253 with non-IIM (29.4%), and 76 undiagnosed (8.8%). 7.9% were classified as immune mediated necrotizing myositis, 40% DM, 9.5% synthetase synd, IBM 0.3% https://t.co/KTsjpu0qPY
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4 years 1 month ago
Long COVID Manifestations
The acute consequences of a SARS-CoV-2 infection may be bothersome or devastating, but the long-term consequences may lead to so-called "long COVID" syndrome. Long COVID appears to affect up to 20% of those who survive COVID-19.
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