Even low-dose, short-term steroid use increases the risk of serious CV events Dr. Meral El Ramahi (Nashville, TN) reports on abstract 2430 presented at the 2023 ACR Convergence meeting in San Diego, CA. https://t.co/apgxXeVw1U https://t.co/zPiUCqtJlf

ILD Guidelines Indicators to Screen Dr. Mike Putman reports from the 2023 ACR Convergence meeting in San Diego, CA. https://t.co/PDE3eZ0Men https://t.co/7xlwrspq9U

ICYMI: How early is early in PsA? Guidelines for the management of PsA recommend the early referral of patients with the suspected condition for early assessment and treatment. https://t.co/9d6WONarwL https://t.co/lNNKzblkEP

Arthritis & Rheumatology has published a new study that suggests knee or hip osteoarthritis patients who are overweight or obese may have less premature death if slow to moderate rate of weight loss results from anti-obesity medications. https://t.co/eSwcybRmX5 https://t.co/xEzMwIvAsK

ICYMI: Who gives a ‘JAK’ why and how they work, as long as they do! https://t.co/dXp0bDlnMW https://t.co/k0Jl7EX6zt

Subtype of dermatomyositis is positive for Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody. This poor prognosis subtype has distinctive rashes, rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease, lymphopenia &elevated ferritin levels https://t.co/30S4si0Luy https://t.co/xlEVEJMoSp

Cardiac Troponin T and MACE Events in RA Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh discusses abstract 0387 at the 2023 ACR Convergence meeting in San Diego, CA. https://t.co/6ZcIQzsv4n https://t.co/34fFk3HTWy

According to AAMC, clinical neurophysiology has lowest (0.8) number of MDs/100K, while pediatrics has the highest (59.5). In a list of 52, Rheumatology is #17 at mean of 2 Rheums per 100,000 population https://t.co/BrrfSIeHb9 https://t.co/69kRSlk9Dq

ICYMI: The Fallacy of Biologic Treatment to Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis The window of opportunity concept in RA then shifted our focus to trying to treat disease earlier and more aggressively to improve long term outcomes. https://t.co/NTjYbMJJb6 https://t.co/TYuY1Q11xZ

Venous Thromboembolic Risk with Joint Replacement Save A recent study suggests that thromboprophylaxis strategies should be tailored to individual risk of thrombosis and bleeding. https://t.co/FKOsNkWMqz https://t.co/XH4SiQ735g

ICYMI: New Biomarkers and Therapeutics Show Potential in Still's Disease AOSD is a rare complex, sporadic, systemic autoinflammatory disease similar to sJIA characterized by sustained fever, salmon-colored rash, and arthritis . https://t.co/ZU0XFecPyP https://t.co/GLPsf73Hj0

Kuwait #RA registry study - shows in RA, the Uric acid level is inversely proportional to RA disease activity. 1054 RA pts, 15% had high UA level; lower DAS28 score associated w/ higher UA (p=0.032) OR 1.39; but higher HAQ assoc w/ higher UA https://t.co/muN0BFDs2Z https://t.co/VMdCgGPwPB