JAMA: Industry Payments to Physicians ($12.13 billion 2013-22) 1 Ortho: $1,360,744,428 2 Neuro: $1,322,668,751 3 Cardio: $1,293,613,594 4 Heme/onc: $825,799,685 5 Int medicine: $588,249,423 6 Endo: $546,513,674 7 FP: $479,105,369 8 Rheum: $464,858,022 https://t.co/GCWchn9IMz https://t.co/6sRwOWm83y

soluble Fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 (sFlt-1)/placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio, biomarkers of placental function and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Study of 158 RA pts, 1/2 on TNFi during Preg. TNFi assoc w/ incr birthweight; no effx on sFlt‐1 & PlGF https://t.co/JFvDxrTAfr https://t.co/CRxSEbm2Ru

CDC surveillance data 2019–2021 identified cases: - 59,655 coccidioidomycosis - 3,595 histoplasmosis - 719 blastomycosis (unusually high fatality rate in 2021 of 17%; typically 8%–10%) https://t.co/cDC0nuZLsb https://t.co/Q4QkNtNvJc

FDA Curriculum and Toolkit on Biosimilars for educators; Fact sheets on: - Biologicals, Biosimilars & InterchangeableProducts - Generics & Biosimilars - Manufacturing & Variation - Biosimilar Regulatory Approval Pathway https://t.co/bHYFPb8VxU https://t.co/bA8I567H8U

There is world wide variability the prevalence of #PsA - the global prevalence=112 per 100K adults; and is more common in Europe (207/100K) and North America (64/100K) compared with Asia (37/100K) and South America https://t.co/UY25S00w26 https://t.co/AZMbZ3hG2c

Systemic Inflammation Index [SII]= PMN# x Plt # / Lymphs# (all from CBC) has predictive value. Review of 16 studies (2893 immune pts & 2346 controls). SII significantly higher in ID vs controls, active vs remission, & those w/ & W/O immune disorders https://t.co/qDDQL88wbv https://t.co/IW1fnaoJRo

ICYMI: Eating for Rheumatoid Arthritis The majority of practicing rheumatologists at RheumNow Live were unaware of the new ACR guidelines issued in 2022 regarding dietary and lifestyle recommendations for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (1). https://t.co/0Z1lYzsxuI https://t.co/2atX1B4hQb

Epigenetics and Autoimmune Skin Disease The central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make a functional product protein. https://t.co/VgQE2yYYmq https://t.co/fAWBifCyWv

Metrics Used by Rheumatologists in RA https://t.co/Lfzqdzehb7 https://t.co/uc5WTIdbTY

Activity & Pain Tolerance Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow, including where you should sit in clinic and why you should worry about secondary Sjogren's in RA. https://t.co/a9eoMFKvF1 https://t.co/lZg89dul5e

Pearl: 40% of acute gout attacks will have a normal serum uric acid (that will elevated during intercritical phase) - Draw the lab during and after the attack. https://t.co/nNdFWx3gjY