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2022 Match - Strong Appeal of Adult Rheumatology, Less So in Pediatric Rheumatology The ACR is pleased to announce another successful recruitment season and welcomes this impressive pool of applicants to the field of rheumatology. https://t.co/XEQCq5Pnnt https://t.co/quvxT9njI4
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
Extreme Global Costs of Physical Inactivity A global, population-based study shows that physical inactivity is not only an important modifiable risk factor for NCDs and mental health conditions, it also imparts a considerable health and economic burden. https… https://t.co/eZEW6LGpiL
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
Should Kids w/ MIS-C get the COVID vaccine? Yes - study of 385 pt > 5 yrs w/ Hx of multisystem inflammatory syndrome showed no serious adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination. The safety profile of COVID-19 vax is same as gen population https://t.co/dr2QBQsMhE? https://t.co/WbsUuYEsez
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is searching for a new Chief of the Section of Rheumatology - one who is dynamic, experienced, future-oriented academic Rheumatologist https://t.co/TD6gjWAzZu https://t.co/p4NSe6VtKD
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
The Daily Mail in the UK features a long review of Hx of #Gout (Disease of Kings) & being on the rise in the UK - features a video interview with Professor Philip Conahan (one of our speakers at RheumNow Live 2023!) https://t.co/dNC71DwXTf https://t.co/ZtmQgx5aHc https://t.co/2D3HE0GFO5
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
Weekly (Ozempic) semaglutide SC was given for obesity, 3-6 mos to 408 pts with BMI> 27. Wt loss was 5.9% (6.7 kg) @3 mos & 10.9% (12.3 kg) @6 mos. 55%) had >10% & 8% had > 20% wt loss. NIDDM pts had less wt loss vs non-DM pts. https://t.co/05O6hlNm2G https://t.co/ppxjLOE03B
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
520 RA pts were screened with FibroScan (liver fibrosis)- F3 or F4 liver fibrosis seen 13.3% of controls vs 12.7% arthritis pts. MTX was not significantly correlated w/ higher FS scores. Liver stiffness was correlated w/ BMI, waist, male , age. https://t.co/NzXfbYsXUu

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3 years 6 months ago
RWCS 2023, Ask the Consultant: Join speakers Anna Postolova, MD & Uma Mahadevan, MD (.@UmaMahadevanIBD) as they cover crucial topics from their personal perspectives, supplemented by literature review, followed by audience Q&A, & discussion. Register here: https… https://t.co/CLqysAAfpA
3 years 6 months ago
Dr. Kristi Kuhn & Univ of Colorado researchers have linked RA risk with the gut bacterium Subdoligranulum didolesgii. This could be pathogenically important and supports their "Mucosal origins hypothesis" to RA risk https://t.co/xDyejVR8MW https://t.co/M663ziXOcT https://t.co/y7zpukZah5
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago

Differential Dx of hyperferritinemia (≥500 μg/) in critically ill ICU pts includes: sepsis, liver disease/failure, hematological malignancy, HLH. Single center study of 2583 patients https://t.co/yuqJcyLIP5 https://t.co/vHLqJGP4mv

Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
40 yoF with Chronic cough and dyspnea - Lung Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis https://t.co/4NYa0l9Dci https://t.co/XTDLKPtrkH
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 years 6 months ago
Rheums manage #RA. But patients have to manage RA and their lives - I wish we could provide better guidance to our patients about Life with RA. Heres one patient from Wash, DC who accomplished SO MUCH in 2022 and she has RA! @hirokonishimura https://t.co/QStFGZLsTR https://t.co/Q7GoYQYvwx
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3 years 6 months ago
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