Updated EULAR Recommendations on the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis Medscape has published an overview to the 2024 updated recommendations for the treatment of SSc presented in Vienna at EULAR 2024. https://t.co/U0usOgajFQ https://t.co/Hos3mu7rVE

ACR Comments on CMS Proposed 2025 Physician Payment Rule The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) shared the following initial reaction to the proposed CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program rule. https://t.co/l5aUWiCtQE https://t.co/7jQdouVRbm

Febuxostat is assoc w/ a reduced risk of kidney events and slower decline in eGFR. Metanalysis of 16 RCTs, shows febuxostat w/a reduced risk of kidney events (RR=0.56) & slower decline in eGFR; & reduced urine albumin to creatinine ratio https://t.co/GQ8UopbA88 https://t.co/WQskc1yZ02

IRIS-RA, a failed phase 2 study of Nipocalimab, an anti-FcRn mAb severe active RA not responding to TNFi. 53 seropos. RA pts did not achieve primary endpt of better DAS28-CRP at Wk 12 (but Nipo was numerically better & signif lowered RF, CCP, but not CRP) https://t.co/52HLsfpKLS https://t.co/eEifXA6MpP

Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Liver Disease (ALDs) ALDs, including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), are complex conditions involving the liver's immune-mediated damage https://t.co/acgwwglKve https://t.co/ZDpF1VhBlc

Medscape review of new Gout research from EULAR 2024 - Phase 3 trial program for SEL-212 - Safety of SEL-212 - New Selective URAT1 Inhibitors - ruzinurad & AR882 https://t.co/szVRO2sqpu https://t.co/B9LcdpeCGd

Recurrent chronic monarthritis treatment with microwave ablation (MWA). 22 pts, 24 knees requiring median 5 IA aspirations in the last 6 mos.(total 129) decreased to 7 total in 6 mos post MWA ((0.89 vs 0.03/mo, P < 0.001). No complication. https://t.co/M2N0eFFKvL https://t.co/EOKUfudtSS

Does B Cell Depletion Matter? Dr. Yuz Yusof interviews Dr. Ed Vital regarding abstract OP0077 at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria. https://t.co/SX7BkX3w1T https://t.co/H1rD0n8GnK

Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Lupus Risk In a study spanning over 25 years, women who consumed high amounts of "ultraprocessed" foods had a 50% higher risk of developing SLE compared to those with low consumption. https://t.co/7ICeAFRjRG https://t.co/Vi1lBe7neQ

174 Active RA pts not responding to MTX were started on TCZ. High GM-CSF (> 5 ng/ml and > 10 ng/ml) at baseline were the independent predictors of poor response to TCZ at Wk24. high GM-CSF had signif higher DAS28-ESR & cytokine levels at baseline https://t.co/vy7czYwv1Z https://t.co/R2cYdNZ3V0

Pollution and Autoimmunity (7.12.2024) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv. https://t.co/c4Eo4EpOj8

Intercurrent infections may be assoc w/ SLE flares. 203 Amsterdam SLE pts, incidence of major & minor infections were 5.3 & 64/100Pys. Intercurrent infections (major & minor) were assoc w/ SLE flares (HR 1.9); major infx lead to major SLE flares (HR 7.4) https://t.co/DSPgi9KrwT https://t.co/FI7ZYf3CPl