Racial and Ethnic Determinants of Psoriatic Arthritis A study from a large metropolitan registry of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients showed several racial and/or ethnic groups are underrepresented and demonstrate differences in disease activity. https://t.co/lHQxchTSyU https://t.co/AcXcpvuGI8

Join our experts, Drs Liebowitz and Mehta, as they provide insights on the differential diagnosis and management concepts in autoinflammatory diseases. https://t.co/KooVTScHvd https://t.co/RemKaT5ROn

Autoimmune disease and pregnancy For many aspiring mothers with autoimmune disease, pregnancy can be daunting and full of unknowns. I https://t.co/HtXEH3S0CQ https://t.co/G0fYlgble0

Danish registries study shows maternal Autoimmune Dzs (all) were assoc w/ incr risk of childhood cancers (OR=1.25, 95% CI 1.06, 1.47), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (OR =1.52), Burkitt lymphoma (OR=2.6) & CNS tumors (OR=1.45); same seen for RA mothers https://t.co/VCgwQRSLEY https://t.co/OmB8XPH7n7

Study of 78 #RA pts(83% CCP+) showed signif. discordance between office visit DAS scores & telephone eval by RAPID3 (w/in 2 wks of F2F visit). By RAPID3, 27% were in remission, vs F2F DAS-CRP 71%) or DAS-ESR (33%) kappa= 0.48 (mod) & 0.14 (low agreement) https://t.co/DsgR0aMUGf https://t.co/smnFe13m5W

Metanalysis of 14 RCTs (602,760 pts) showed a higher risk of venous thromboembolic events in #RA- w/ significant 57% increased risk compared to general population: VTE (RR 1.57) DVT (RR 1.58) PE (RR 1.57) https://t.co/vCCMe46NNP https://t.co/c204ga4v01

Leaving Academia Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv. This week we discuss hipsters undergoing hip replacement, pregnancy outcomes in RA and the future of academic clinicians. https://t.co/cuENQxlSOt https://t.co/olMihVm4bU

SeXXist Reason for More Women with Autoimmune Disease Somewhere between 24 and 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks our own tissues. As many as 4 out of 5 of those people are women. https://t.co/RO7k5BGXci https://t.co/z5YdE59gTq

Pre-Treatment Testing with Biologics Falls Short US commercial insurance claim analysis of lab screening and monitoring practices in CISD patients shows that < 60% received the reco pretreatment testing when starting systemic immunomodulatory treatment. https://t.co/WdI3xfMyng https://t.co/xxKVkag60o

Korean Database study of 1796 #AS pf (vs 7184 controls 1:4 ratio); 9.3% develeoped cancer; AS pts have no overall increase in cancer risk (aHR 1.1); AS pts had higher risk ofupper GI cancer (HR: 1.51) & hematologic CA (aHR: 2.36). Is there an NSAID effect? https://t.co/6W68upVQrn https://t.co/RWlhLFV9EJ

Telemedicine in MSK - systematic review of 35 studies (2015-22); 69% of low quality. Most found telemedicine to be equal or better by PROMs (vs F2F care). All showed notably lower costs for telemedicine compared to in-person visits. https://t.co/eA8QEzhJGZ https://t.co/h65WMDXjQN

Since April 2017, DEA Take Back (drugs) campaign has spread to 17,000 locations where your patients can safely dispose of narcotics or unsafe drugs. Find your Everyday Drop-Off center by clicking here: https://t.co/uZPtFtXk6a https://t.co/dRalITYyfV