QD Video from RheumNow - these are daily lessons from the arthritis clinic. Here Dr. Cush discusses what to call seronegative inflammatory arthritis. https://t.co/f7LlwUU0aq

QD Video from RheumNow - Dicusssion of statins and myalgias/arthralgias. https://t.co/zKFZEF6MiL

Medicare claims analysis shows that older ankylosing spondylitis patients have a 2 fold increased risk of THAT and TKA (R R 2.14, 95% CI 1.93–2.38). https://t.co/HVFFQNTmdz

Obesity makes everything worse, including SLE! Study of 148 SLE pts; the 32% who were obese had worse disease activity, depression, pain and fatigue. https://t.co/PQOQrBca2a

Rheumatology Year in Review - New Drugs, irAEs, Enbrel in court, Opioids, new JAKs, Hot PsA Trial, new Lupus drugs, Medical Marijuana, Expen$ive Rheum drugs, Senolytics. https://t.co/9VpM4yRGfY

RheumNow Weekly Podcast is up - watch here: https://t.co/vAtEYSPIhG or listen on iTunes or here https://t.co/D3n7so7mN9

Potential Blockbuster Takeover - BMS proposal to takeover Celgene for $74 Billion! Bristol-Myers' acquisition of Celgene would rank among the industry's largest ever. https://t.co/hWuygShcNq

Happy birthday to the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. I’m proud of my colleagues who continue the Commissioned Corps’ 130-year legacy as the frontline defender of public health, providing critical health expertise and rapid response to public health emergencies.

2018 Rheumatology Year In Review | RheumNow - Rheumatology News & Information https://t.co/zo1AaWZ0MR

FDA warns fluoroquinolone use may increase risk ofruptures or tears in the aorta. Thus Fluoroquinolones should not be used w/ aortic aneurysms, peripheral vascular Dz, HTN, Marfans/Ehlers-Danlos, or the elderly, unless there are no other options available https://t.co/aTEE0keIS8

Finnish followup study of 68,800 hip fracture pts w hip surgery finds 4.6% w/ complications - esp with heavy alcoholism (HR 1.38); Parkinson’s (1.22); osteoarthritis (2.02); rheumatic Dz (1.44); those w/ depression/psychosis, operative delay, prior THR https://t.co/StahnHXRuZ

Chronic Urticaria associated with a 23% higher risk of osteoporosis, irrespective of steroid use. Population study from Israel compared 11,944 Chr urticaria w/ 59,829 controls. (HR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.10–1.37, p <0.001) https://t.co/eSq4BPV2J4

Analysis of pegloticase clinical trial data shows that tophus resolution was achieved by 69.6% of 23 responders, 27.9% of 43 nonresponders, and 14.3% of 21 patients who received placebo. Resolution time = 9.9 mos. https://t.co/4Pu16t3BV8

Case series compared 247 pregnancies in IgA Vasculitis patients vs 556 control pregnancies showing IgA Vasculitis had no effect on fertility and did not induce flares. But IgAV had more spont. abortions, gestational HTN, preterm delivery. https://t.co/uJirv32UYc