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Baseline medication use is associated with COVID-19 severity in people with rheumatic diseases

Baseline medication use is associated with COVID-19 severity in people with rheumatic diseases
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Rituximab a Hazard in RA Patients With COVID

email article Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with rituximab (Rituxan) or JAK inhibitors had more severe COVID-19 disease courses, analysis of data from a large registry found. In an adjusted multivariate analysis compared with patients on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, those on rituximab had a fourfold higher risk for worse disease (OR 4.15, 95% CI 3.16-5.44), while those on JAK inhibitors had a twofold greater risk (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.60-2.65), reported Jeffrey Sparks, MD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, at the European League Against Rheumatism virtual congress. As we all know, there has been intense interest during the pandemic in repurposing immune modulating drugs for COVID-19 treatment, he said.

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Two lives saved at McDonough District Hospital

Two lives saved at McDonough District Hospital By Patrick Stout Voice Correspondent MACOMB The McDonough District Hospital Board of Directors heard Thursday about the efforts of Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh, Dr. James Lee, and Dr. Shea Trost in saving the lives of a mother and child. Hospital CEO Brian Dietz related the story to the board. He said it was confirmed by Chief Medical Officer Ed Card and by Hospitalist Director Jack McPherson. Dietz also reported hearing many compliments this week from McDonough County Board Chairman Scott Schwerer, other county board members and elected county officers about MDH service and capabilities. It was pretty touching to hear those comments, he said.

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MDH Board discusses vaccinations

MDH Board discusses vaccinations Voice Correspondent MACOMB Chief Nursing Officer Wanda Foster briefed the McDonough District Hospital Board of Directors on coronavirus vaccination plans at the board s Monday meeting. As of Monday night, MDH had not gotten a call from the Illinois Department of Public Health about the vaccine. but there was an assumption that it would arrive from Peoria on Tuesday. Foster discussed distribution priorities. She said shots need to be administered within five days of arrival and said each person getting a shot would get a data card as part of the vaccination process, plus a note to get a second shot 21 days later. Three weeks later, we could get more vaccine, including the second doses, Foster said. She noted that staff from CVS Pharmacy and Walgreen s would give vaccinations to residents and staff at area nursing homes.

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