Congratulations to Dr. Georg Schett (University of Erlangen) upon receiving the 2023 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize - highest honor from the DFG, German Research Foundation. Dr. Schett is famed for research on inflammation, autoimmunity & osteoimmunology https://t.co/Wq0EvhtvLW https://t.co/AWwCVCt4cm

Lancet metanalysis shows pts infected w/ SARS-CoV2 are conferred very high degree of re-infx from pre-omicron variants, even after 40 weeks. Protection was lower for omicron BA.1 & declined over time. Protection from severe Dz was high for all variants. https://t.co/RNgYVWQfNo https://t.co/J8U37NYXPP

Carpal Tunnel - Steroid injection vs. Night Splinting A randomized trial conducted by the UK National Health Service, studied interventions in patients with CTS and found no advantage to either CTS CSIor NS as the initial treatment of CTS. https://t.co/05AADf55uB https://t.co/m07xxffSfv

Ccancer detection study in idiopathic inflammatory myositis: found w/in 3 yrs of onset 9/1011 (0.9%) CT chest & 12/657(1.8%) CT Dx cancer. Yield best w/ DM, TIF1γ pos. Yield very low age<40 yrs; high false(+) w/ antisynthetase synd & necrotizing myositis https://t.co/FCBwEYW1eT https://t.co/DAEj83xmam

Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis Intensity of distance running had no bearing on the prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis among participants in recent editions of the Chicago Marathon, researchers reported here. https://t.co/GjgyncTGa6 https://t.co/cwIADHfNdv

29 pts w/PsA Sine Psoriasis: 16F/13M, mean age 45 yrs w/ PsA ~6.2 yrs. 54% had 1st-degree relatives with PsA. 66% had DIP arthritis, 39% polyarticular, 36% oligoarticular, 25% were axial. Nail findings seen in 89%, enthesitis 59%, dactylitis 62% https://t.co/FPAqosYr9C https://t.co/xr692rSZZ1

Retrospective insurance claims study of PMR & GCA pts. No cases PJP (pneumocystis) found in 547 Pt-Yrs F/U in 1168 GCA pts and 1 case found during 7,446 Pt-Yrs F/U in 15,575 PMR pts (incident 0.07 cases per 1,000 Pt-YRs). NO NEED FOR PJP prophylaxis! https://t.co/UFlKtm88Dj https://t.co/tFYusx0O4t

Long-Term Survival of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies A single center cohort study analyzed the outcome and survival of IIM patients and showed good 5 and 10 year survival but showed significant declined 15-25 years post-diagnosis. https://t.co/EmxRcDCIVn https://t.co/ngtMgrO9Jc

Geo-epidemiology of Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis A multinational study of RA patients shows a variety of post-translationally modified AMPA. While AMPA differed in different ethnic populations, their levels correlated with total serum IgG. https://t.co/QuA980svOO https://t.co/M7706bqxtl

Abdominal Pain, Arthralgias, and a Poor Diet https://t.co/vEmQaaAP4J https://t.co/wqdf2kQ7Ak

Higher Rehospitalization Rates in Younger SLE Patients A Medicare study shows that young adults with SLE exhibit very high 30-day rehospitalization rates (36%) that are significantly higher than older SLE patients and age matched non-SLE patients. https://t.co/5KvpgSxhzY https://t.co/6mDPcY0tkS

Metanalysis of adverse PREG outcomes in 1675 women (1920 pregs) w/ anti-SSA/RO Abs - 4% preg termination, 5% spontaneous Ab, 26% preterm labor, 50% C-sect, 4% perinatal death, 3% IUGR, 7-12% heart block recurrence, 19% cut. neonatal LE https://t.co/pD2JkMsyVX https://t.co/oiSiwx9Ruj