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JAMA: In women with spontaneous abortions, COVID-19 vaccine exposure was not increased compared with women without Spont Ab (ongoing pregnancy). COVID-19 vax given to 8.0% ongoing pregnancy vs 8.6% spont ab (adj OR 1.02) https://t.co/wEeaMR98Mf
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4 years 11 months ago
UK study shows PreClin RA, Establ #RA 1) have increased bowel permeability; 2) gut permeability worsens w/ activity; 3) gut-permeability markers not affected by treatment; 4) in a RA Mouse model-blocking gut permeability ameliorates arthritis https://t.co/HZNl56cQnn
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4 years 11 months ago
A Mayo Clinic/ Olmsted County study of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients has shown that more than half (55%) of PsA patients had a diagnostic delay of > 2 years, and that this delay has not improved over time. #RheumNow
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4 years 11 months ago
Dr. Cush is joined by rheumatology colleagues to discuss impressions and impact of the 9/1/21 FDA Drug Safety Communication to physicians regarding new label changes. #RheumNow
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4 years 11 months ago
FDA has issued 510(k) (medical device) clearance for the marketing of an artificial intelligence algorithm from Radiobotics to diagnose #OA knee - "RBknee™" can identify osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, joint space narrowing & width https://t.co/cY111NH69w
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4 years 11 months ago
ICYMI: The Greatest Rheumatologist - Part II #RheumNow
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4 years 11 months ago
ICYMI: The Greatest Rheumatologist - Part I
Who is the greatest rheumatologist? What makes for a great rheum?
Is it clinical acumen, scientific achievement, educational prowess or years of unrivaled service or mentoring? #RheumNow
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4 years 11 months ago
Causes of DYSGEUSIA (metallic taste):
- Antibiotics (clarithromycin, metronidazole tetracycline), Allopurinol, captopril,
Lithium, Methazolamide, Metformin, Lunesta and more... heres a video discussion on this. https://t.co/FphprLh1Sf https://t.co/1wkjQxA9UZ
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 11 months ago
Strept pneumoniae vaccinations are underutilized. A Univ of Pittsburgh project utilized EMR reminders to prompt vax w/ Prevnar/PCV13 & Pneumovax/PPSV23. PPSV23 vax increased 28% to 62% and either PPSV23, PCV13 incr 50% to 77% using EMR https://t.co/DO9WnyBHI1
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4 years 11 months ago
MMWR: COVID-19–hospitalization rates in kids & adolescents rose 5-fold late June–mid-Aug 2021 (w/ rise of Delta variant). Hospitalization rates were 10 times higher among unvaccinated than fully vaccinated adolescents. https://t.co/Qt5lj3Ycxb
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4 years 11 months ago
In case you missed it—
Booster Shots for Rheumatology Patients on
Immunosuppressive Medications
https://t.co/dIzrv3B12u https://t.co/nGIUNcqNTf
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4 years 11 months ago
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The interleukin-6 inhibitor, tocilizumab (TCZ), was studied in a cohort of difficult systemic sclerosis (SSc) and was shown to be effective in refractory joint and skin disease with good long-term retention rates and disease stabilization. https://t.co/UBjpHUlb1l
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