Primary CNS angiitis - an uncommon vasculitis affecting brain, spinal cord, or leptomeninges, typically B/L, but here are 48 pts w/ unilateral PACNS. Dx is made by imaging, wall imaging (VWI), perfusion, spectroscopy. Histology shows small-to med vessel lymphocytic vasculitis https://t.co/xtD7wBT1J2

App-based exercise is noninferior to PT supervised exercise, the latter has better adherence. RCT of 68 pts w/ hip/knee OA Rx w/ either PT surpervised exercise BIW x6 wks vs app virtual exercise TIW x 6wks. Pain & Sxs equal betw grps, but Adherence better w/ PT/F2F Rx https://t.co/BTZsi0bzdL

Osteoporosis in Older Men JAMA has publish an invited commentary on Screening for Osteoporosis (OP) in Older Men. They point out that a simple screening strategy for older men based on previous fracture history and bone density screening at age 70 or 75 years is a reasonable https://t.co/bpa4N4mdOp

Ambient Dictation Works and Reduces Burnout Passive documentation of clinic visits using artificial intelligence (AI)-drafted notes was linked to reduced burnout and improved well-being, a survey study from two academic medical centers suggested. https://t.co/Tu3sOfZUBI https://t.co/WiC3uJeFEC

Methotrexate intolerance in rheumatoid arthritis Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used DMARD in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, there is significant intolerance to this drug among adult RA patients - especially at doses above 15 mg per week. https://t.co/aizooTPNTe https://t.co/FZ52bwHBfq

Lupus Core Dataset for Research SLE is a complex and potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease. Part of the complexity stems from how it can differ from person to person – giving rise to marked heterogeneity in not only manifestations, but also in disease course and https://t.co/jHD9L3Bc2Y

RA has lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Korean claims compared 41K RA pts 1:5 vs 204K non-RA. RA had signif. decreased risk for CRC (HR 0.89), main in seroneg RA (HR 0.79) but not seropos RA (HR 0.93). Inverse assoc mainly w/ rectal CA (HR 0.63) & women (HR 0.80). https://t.co/dudG4Is5oj

China study of 670 SpA pts rx w/ sulfasalazine betw 2016 to 2023 (469 pure AS; 201 w/ peripheral Sxs). SSZ Signif. reduced peripheral Sxs development (HR 0.49) and improved disease activity in both pure axial and axial-with-peripheral Sxs. https://t.co/5HdQCos9yM https://t.co/tTMScQDHBq

My Cancelled Lecture Slides Dr. Cush records his "Life Lessons (that keep changing) in Rheumatology Lecture. https://t.co/uqj0J6Ii3e https://t.co/ePLc3xnCsF

Physical Therapy Underprescribed Just one patient in six was referred for physical therapy (PT) within 15 days of being treated for knee pain at one major U.S. health system, researchers found, despite nearly universal consensus that PT should be recommended in most https://t.co/WM4NA6p2Pg

Prenatal acetaminophen linked to increased autism and ADHD Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, in https://t.co/Zpo9dymPPf

Antibiotics are not linked to Autoimmune disease in kids The global incidence of autoimmune diseases among children has increased over the past few decades. A study published August 21st in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Ju-Young Shin at Sungkyunkwan University, https://t.co/46Q0GFZQiw