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How do we solve/address the problem of Health Disparities in Lupus and Rheumatology? Dr. Ashira D Blazer, MD @ashira_md (HSS) approach:
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Danish case-control registry of 491,274 women shows Psoriasis assoc w/ increased risk of ectopic pregnancy (EP) (OR 1.34), highest in women w/ moderate-to-severe psoriasis (OR 2.77). EP risk was 2.5x higher for women w/ mod--severe PSO https://t.co/vUtNEMDOhr
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Trends in RA Disability, Despite Biologics
Disability claims in the U.S. related to RA were just as common in 2015 as in 1999, a gov't researcher found, against expectations that the advent of biologic therapy would have led to a steady decrease.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Study of 17 homeless RA or PsA pts - less clinic access (80% vs 91%), more ED use (20 vs 5), less DMARDs (43% vs 100%), more steroids (29% vs 0%); 83% unable to work due to health. Greatest need - dental , PT, knee surgery, employment & housing https://t.co/VHnTR0MTkr https://t.co/JDZTELz2qB
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Gout affects >10 million (4%) in USA, but now w/ more ethnicity, with highest risk in Native Hawaiians (HR 2.21), followed by Black (1.34) and Japanese (1.14); but lower in Latinos (HR 0.78) compared to whites. https://t.co/lQiSx0ExAM https://t.co/bVx41mbquW
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
There is 1.4 million transgender persons in the US. ACP has published a guideline "Care of the Transgender Patient" addressing health disparities, certain cancers, substance abuse, mental health conditions, infections, and chronic diseases. https://t.co/AoBeOzv9YH https://t.co/jKabVELPxH
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Forbes review on how patients can save on the cost of prescription meds https://t.co/zbFMJdOI0W https://t.co/O2RQSrLwZY
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Large Korean population study compares pts w/ palmoplantar psoriasis vs psoriasis and PPP pts have more risk for ankylosing spondylitis (aOR 1.37) & Graves dz (aOR 1.4) but lower risk for PsA (aOR 0.54), SLE (0.67); Sjögren (0.70); vitiligo (0.53) https://t.co/zrlvJpOhqc https://t.co/rxrEVHuUgm
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Insurance delays in starting TNF Inhibitors in kids w/ Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (91% on DMARDs) - prior authorization required in 98%; 26% of PA requests denied & required appeals, w/ 22% delays > 2+ wks, 25% took 30+ days to start TNFi https://t.co/1TGmM8qOHR https://t.co/EpbrNSbNBl
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
An increasing incidence of RA is driven by increasing # of ACPA-negative RA (but not ACPA-positive RA), partly explained by an ageing population (thus making ACPA-negative RA more prevalent in coming years) https://t.co/AzbYyrOfUG
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Canadian study of 6012 Pregnancies w/ +COVID-19 PCR test shows Preg pts increased risk of hospitalization (RR 2.65) & ICU adm (RR 5.46) vs gen population and higher risk of preterm birth vs preg women without COVID (RR 1.63) https://t.co/6UAaa0Jf8j https://t.co/aLQbxZArmq
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
Efficacy of Subsequent b/tsDMARD Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis
https://t.co/n1O4g4HpMM https://t.co/ulF1d2gDkG
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 2 months ago
