H Berk Degirmenci, MD

From the last page of Karacabeyli paper on GLP-1. waltersport.com/wp-content/u...

Haha - we’re very close to Gillette and my wife would be delighted to have a companion who can understand all TS references she is making. Always more than welcome!

Trends in Opioid Prescriptions in Individuals with Axial Spondyloarthritis in the US and UK in the Last Two Decades: Analysis of Electronic Health Records and Insurance Claims Data - PubMed Opioid prescriptions rates remained stable over time in the UK, while they slightly decreased in the US as TNFi uptake increased. These trends may reflect a US nationwide change in guidance for opioid...

Our paper looking at annual prescription rates of opioids 💊 vs NSAIDs 💊and TNF inhibitors 💉for people with axial spondyloarthritis in the US & UK is now out @acr-journals.bsky.social

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40977482/

@degirmenciberk2.bsky.social is preparing a visual abstract, so stay tuned

Pistachio is “Antep (town name) fıstık” in Turkish. We also have the word of “falan” in Turkish which is ons of the expressions used for random “stuff”. I heard “falan fıstık” expression before but this is relatively uncommon. More common expression in Turkish is “falan filan” >> “stuff and stuff”.

Innovative!

Saved for later ✅

I challenge this statement and argue that you will get more than 3 answers..

Good luck!

Today we learned from osteoporosis expert Dr. Alan Malabanan about management of patients at very high risk for fracture. @alanmalabanan.bsky.social www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/pro...

Demonstration of shoulder exam maneuvers meeting consensus threshold among rheumatology fellowship program directors for Tier 1: "Teach all fellows and should be performed routinely"

youtu.be/ZZL_Uxxy59U

A Consensus Based Shoulder Examination for Rheumatology Training. Graphical abstract created with BioRender

Expert consensus study lists shoulder examination maneuvers recommended for all rheumatology trainees to learn and perform when evaluating patients with non-descript shoulder pain

AC&R
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📽Suppl videos available for download in supporting info
#Medsky #Orthosky #physiotherapy

@rheumcat.bsky.social @bu-bmc-rheum.bsky.social

Congrats to Deepak Kumar sites.bu.edu/kumarlab/ who found that earlier PT and >12 sessions were associated with lower risk of future intra-articular therapy use in people w/ knee OA. doi.org/10.1002/art....

Hearing about latest LVV/PMR updates!

Relationship between knee pain and depth-specific measures of proximal tibial subchondral bone density Altered subchondral bone mineral density (BMD) may be a possible contributor to osteoarthritis (OA) pain. We evaluated the relation of compartment-spe…

New study by BU’s Dr. Jean Liew finds people with lower bone mineral density in the subchondral bone of the knee are more likely to experience knee pain, suggesting that the structure of bone plays a key role in osteoarthritis pain: bit.ly/4hbzOx8

Robert J. Fontana

We had the pleasure of learning from Dr. Robert John Fontana today about liver injury related to DMARDs and other rheum meds #rheumsky www.michiganmedicine.org/profile/3966...

TNF inhibitors may reduce fracture risk 29% vs NSAIDs in axial spondyloarthritis TNF inhibitors for the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis may decrease the risk for hip or spine fracture by as much as 29% compared with NSAIDs, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheum...

Our study was covered by Healio: TNFi were associated with 29% lower odds of fracture relative to NSAIDs in axSpA!

www.healio.com/news/rheumat...

After my last “holiday call” as a rheumatology fellow. A snowy #MLKday (and Inuaguration day) at the Boston U medical campus.