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      Multinational recs. on Rx of JIA assoc. Uveitis:
      - Topical steroids are 1st line Rx
      - Systemic Rx if above fails or w/ p

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      Multinational recs. on Rx of JIA assoc. Uveitis: - Topical steroids are 1st line Rx - Systemic Rx if above fails or w/ poor prognosis or persistence - Options MTX, MMF then Humira EOW, then weekly ADA - Consider non-ETN TNFi's, then TCZ, ABA, JAKi or RTX https://t.co/ZfVeWf5sVg https://t.co/yu3to0LdEd
      Environmental articulate matter (PM2.5) levels can increase the odds of a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease onset (O

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      Environmental articulate matter (PM2.5) levels can increase the odds of a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease onset (OR 1.12; 1.08–1.15), , w/ no effect of ozone. Results not changed by controlling for smoking. https://t.co/7BGBh9h0lf https://t.co/LcUo4Lxzgx
      Lupus Research Alliance’s has awarded the Lupus Insight Prize to Akiko Iwasaki, PhD (professor at Yale School of Medic

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      Lupus Research Alliance’s has awarded the Lupus Insight Prize to Akiko Iwasaki, PhD (professor at Yale School of Medicine) for her research on the pathogenic role of retroviruses in lupus published in Journal of Experimental Medicine https://t.co/xmQjFLk63K https://t.co/68Ezlfk00j
      Lower Fx risk in PsA Rx w/ biologics? Review of 100 RCTs, 51,413 Pso & PsA pts; pts on bDMARDs had signif lower risk

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      Lower Fx risk in PsA Rx w/ biologics? Review of 100 RCTs, 51,413 Pso & PsA pts; pts on bDMARDs had signif lower risk of major OP Fx (OR 0.34), hip Fx (OR 0.22) & OP non-vertebral Fx (OR 0.26). Fx risk not changed in RA, axSpA, SLE, IBD pts on biologics https://t.co/Acv1q1K5A9 https://t.co/dAaq2EsTDK
      RWE & Registries in Psoriatic Arthritis

      Dr. Alexis Ogdie presents RWE & Registries in Psoriatic Arthritis at th

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      RWE & Registries in Psoriatic Arthritis Dr. Alexis Ogdie presents RWE & Registries in Psoriatic Arthritis at the 2022 RheumNow Live meeting. https://t.co/zYcDrhgbNr https://t.co/s4Hv3ub9Av
      A cohort study of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients evaluated immunogenicity of COVID vaccination with and without holding methotrexate (MTX) for and 2-weeks and showed better immunogenicity, but more RA flares with the second MTX withdrawal. 
      Metanalysis of 7 studies shows that oral anticoagulants need not be discontinued for joint injections or aspiration. Onl

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      Metanalysis of 7 studies shows that oral anticoagulants need not be discontinued for joint injections or aspiration. Only pts w/ hemorrhage after 5427 procedures, over 32-yrs. INR values of 3 bleeding cases was 1.9, 2.3, and 3.4. https://t.co/l130TsksVi https://t.co/OD7SSBuAS0
      Podcast on Podcasting (6.24.22)
      A tutorial on podcasting - what works and what does not, 7 keys to podcast success, who and what is it for, and more!
      506 ANCA-Assoc vasculitis pt study - 72% were MPO-ANCA+ & 68% w/ renal Dz, & Rx w/ RTX (59%) or CTX (33%) - 16%

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      506 ANCA-Assoc vasculitis pt study - 72% were MPO-ANCA+ & 68% w/ renal Dz, & Rx w/ RTX (59%) or CTX (33%) - 16% died, 10% ESRD & 13% relapsed. ANCA negativity had less relapse (HR 0.55; 0.38, 0.81) but not less ESRD or death @ 5 yrs https://t.co/iCrxH9UArl https://t.co/6s3TmQqxVQ
      Japanese claims data study looked at hospitalizable infections (SIE) in RA pts based on age: young (16-64 y), old (65-74

      Dr. John Cush RheumNow

      3 years 5 months ago
      Japanese claims data study looked at hospitalizable infections (SIE) in RA pts based on age: young (16-64 y), old (65-74y), very old (>75y) and showed age related increase in SIE - 3.2, 5.0, and 10.1 SIE/100PY, respectively. (#s unaffected by biologic use)https://t.co/deaGy3g0Ai https://t.co/2A5mB8n4FK
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