We are reviewing cases from Ask Cush Anything and almost a dozen news items and reports on this week’s podcast. Download today. https://t.co/Xb81eWEZ1q https://t.co/K6zPKtwAD7

ICYMI: An erosive hand osteoarthritis (EOA) study from the Osteoarthritis Initiative shows that EOA is more common in older women and is strongly linked to further progressive, articular structural damage. https://t.co/XOVKNj423l #RheumNow https://t.co/CYxW6mJpCH

ICYMI: Upadacitinib RA program (5306 pts) the risk of H. zoster by Rx and dose (HZ/100PYs) MTX = 0.8/100PY ADA+MTX= 1.1/100PY UPA 15 mg= 3.0/100PY UPA 30 mg = 5.3/100PY Hence there is a 4-5X risk of HZ w/ JAKinhibitors https://t.co/wo9ih5PJ77 #RheumNow https://t.co/h1GoGzADdv

ICYMI: “Hiker’s feet” newly proposed cutaneous foot manifestations of dermatomyositis. Most pts had the antisynthetase syndrome (with anti-Jo-1) and almost all had mechanic’s hands. Such findings should prompt a search for ILD https://t.co/98EAQUHJbz https://t.co/Cw6rSIUyW2

ICYMI: The AAOS has published their Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty); updating 19 of 29 evidence-based recommendations and focuses on nonsurgical treatmentss to provide pain and patient function. https://t.co/faLi0WQt8F https://t.co/PI7jYN1VB9

ICYMI: Secukinumab (IL-17 inhibitors) can be safely used in HIV spondyloarthritis patients. https://t.co/hpCRJkR9w7 https://t.co/qwbrvGkriX

ICYMI: ASBMR meeting presented results of the ASTEROID trial in osteogenesis imperfecta; Setrusumab, investigational Mab inhibitor of sclerostin, failed to improve radial trabecular BMD (primary endpt), but did improve lumbar/hip/femoral BMD https://t.co/xSDIiffjb7 https://t.co/H4Cl8rH3Bq

ACR 2021 is just a few weeks away - are you ready? I'll review cases and questions submitted by viewers in Ask Cush Anything (#ACA). This, and nearly a dozen news items and reports, are discussed in this week's podcast. https://t.co/Xb81eWEZ1q https://t.co/bJqkEyx2Mg

Read more about Pathways to a Psoriatic Arthritis diagnosis on #RheumNow https://t.co/lIaddvq4q1 https://t.co/G6BOUMvyjc

An erosive hand osteoarthritis (EOA) study from the Osteoarthritis Initiative shows that EOA is more common in older women and is strongly linked to further progressive, articular structural damage. https://t.co/XOVKNj423l https://t.co/gaPfj17IrB

Epi-4 studies of 4,376 military service persons shows the prevalence of fibromyalgia = 2.9% predeployment, but was significantly higher in those with postemployment PTSD (10.8%) (not without PTSD-0.8%) but higher if in PTSD RCTs (40%) https://t.co/95tCsMtoyw https://t.co/DpMQqPVfhP

Several studies have suggested that biologic Rx of Psoriasis may lower risk of later PsA. New study of nearly 2 million PSO (15k given biologic, 20K given oral Rx). The risk developing PsA higher w/ biologic (aHR 4.48) vs oral or phototherapy https://t.co/Na5EfWelkY https://t.co/6wOIm8P2gQ