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For #InternationalWomensDay 🚺 , here is "On Her Path," a video inspired by @Water & sung by @katieferrara to highlight the challenges faced by millions of women globally who lack access to safe water & sanitation. Donate now: ms.spr.ly/6012V17FG #ChooseToChallenge #IWD21

Patients with axial spondyloarthritis showed reduced spinal radiographic progression after treatment with TNF inhibitors. mdedge.com/rheumatology/a…

4 new programs and 13 new fellowship positions for future #rheumatologists this #MatchDay. ms.spr.ly/6010Tn2jp

A med student's tweet goes viral on #medtwitter as the world celebrates her acceptance to medical school. @melissa_gon5 shares an exclusive video interview with MDedge about her dream of becoming a doctor since the age of 5. ms.spr.ly/6018Tnb5p

Immigrants born outside of #Canada were 41% less likely to have begun biologic DMARDs. ms.spr.ly/6018TnXF0

MDedge Postcall Podcast @Nick_Andrews__ and Emi Okamoto, MD, discuss the new Nike shoe for "Everyday Heroes," Google enters the EHR space (sort-of) and the @AmerMedicalAssn gives 570 Hahnemann residents $125,000 for relocation. Episode: ms.spr.ly/6015TnyyJ

Fear of unemployment generally causes patients with #epilepsy to decline surgery. ms.spr.ly/6010TnMNO (AES 2019)

ADA2 is a new #biomarker for distinguishing macrophage activation syndrome from active systemic #JIA. ms.spr.ly/6016TnGYM

SURVEY: Adults 18-64 have started seeking medical advice more often. ms.spr.ly/6017TVN2x

Patients with RA are at an increased risk of postoperative infection. ms.spr.ly/6019TVaET #ACR19

New guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology and the #Arthritis Foundation on managing osteoarthritis of the hand, knee, and hip. ms.spr.ly/6011TVSWU #ACR2019

Can early diagnosis and treatment cut deaths from systemic sclerosis? ms.spr.ly/6016TpmKn #lupus

New guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology and the #Arthritis Foundation on managing osteoarthritis of the hand, knee, and hip. ms.spr.ly/6018TpgM2 #ACR2019

Of the 44 million Americans with low BMD or #osteoporosis, 20% are men. Evaluating #Veterans with a high risk of Osteoporosis. ms.spr.ly/6017TpgW7

A novel antibody looks promising in #lupus nephritis, according to results from the phase 2 #NOBILITY trial. ms.spr.ly/6014TpPAw

A novel antibody looks promising in #lupus nephritis, according to results from the phase 2 #NOBILITY trial. ms.spr.ly/6018TpZqq

A novel antibody looks promising in #lupus nephritis, according to results from the phase 2 #NOBILITY trial. ms.spr.ly/6016TpZqI

SPIRIT-H2H results confirm improvement in joint and #skin symptoms with ixekizumab. ms.spr.ly/6016TpZiu (ACR 2019)

Sponsored: Nearly 25% of patients with systemic sclerosis, or #scleroderma, develop interstitial lung disease #ILD (#SScILD) within 3 years of diagnosis. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6016Tp3u6 @boehringerus

“Increasing scleroderma mortality in older age could be due to improving survival and/or increasing age of onset of #scleroderma,” Dr. Ram R. Singh said. ms.spr.ly/6010TprDK #ACR2019