RheumNow Podcast – I Wanna New Drug.V2 (9.24.2021)

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0:00 Impact of telehealth on lupus care
02:05 Rituximab in polymyalgia rheumatica
03:40 Pregnancies exposed to ixekizumab
0 4:55 Ruxolitinib approved for chronic GVHD
05:52Pedatric/young adult lupus treatment
06:50 VA study shows CPPD patients have no higher risk for MACE
07:55 Vaccine trade names PFIZER = Comirnaty; MODERNA= Spikevax
09:04 RA in remission vaccine related flare with Pfizer comirnaty vaccine
10:14 Dr. Calabrese COVID-19 breakthrough
11:18 BMJ breakthrough infections
13:25 Claims study shows statin use does not increase risk of rheumatoid arthritis
14:12High Comorbidity Rates with Inclusion Body Myositis
15:19 Guselkumab Treats Axial Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis
16:40 11 Drugs That Cause Arthritis
20:03 Listener Cases/Questions

BMJ Breakthrough infections from UK QResarch database: Among 6.95 million vaccinated, 74.1% recv two vaccine doses, there were 2031 covid-19 deaths & 1929 hosp admissions; ~4.0% deaths & admissions were ⋗14 days after 2nd dose
Addendum: COVID deaths increased w/ age, deprivation, male, Indian & Pakistanis. Highest risk w/ Down’s syndr (HR 12.7), renal transplant (8.1), sickle cell (7.7), Nursing home (4.1), chemotherapy (4.3), HIV/AIDS (3.3), liver cirrhosis (3), CNS dz (2.6)
High Comorbidity Rates with Inclusion Body Myositis
Guselkumab Treats Axial Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis
Viewer Question – A positive anti ds DNA in the absence of clinical evidence of lupus?
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