Benjamin Sutu
@benjaminsutu.bsky.social
He/Him 🌈 | Australian 🇦🇺 Rheumatologist - FRACP | PhD student 🩺🏳️⚧️ | Award-winner for The RMH Music Therapy 🎵 and Scrub Choir | Unimelb 🎓 - BSci, MD | #MedEd 📚 #MedSky 🦋 | Early ARA Steering Committee | Foodie 🍜
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Fact or fiction? 🤔 "Being trans is just a fad and social contagion." "There's no evidence, so gender affirming care should be banned." @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social and I answer some of this #misinformation about #transhealth in our latest article 🏳️⚧️ 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Author reply to McDonough
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fact or fiction? 🤔 "Being trans is just a fad and social contagion." "There's no evidence, so gender affirming care should be banned." @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social and I answer some of this #misinformation about #transhealth in our latest article 🏳️⚧️ 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Learning is never a waste of time.
March 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Learning is never a waste of time.
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“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.”
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Those of us who work in gender medicine are not going anywhere
What’s more, we’re expanding.
www.startribune.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.”
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
A vicious 🔄 - we all know steroids contribute to weight ⬆️ , but this study by Cimmino et al also demonstrates how a higher BMI is associated with increased pain & fatigue in PMR patients.
Of course these symptoms often results in higher doses of steroids…
www.jrheum.org/content/52/2...
#rheumsky
Of course these symptoms often results in higher doses of steroids…
www.jrheum.org/content/52/2...
#rheumsky
Symptom Severity and Glucocorticoid Dosing in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Obesity
Objective Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder of the elderly characterized by girdle pain and stiffness. Obesity has an influence on disease activity and outcome in rheumatic dise...
www.jrheum.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A vicious 🔄 - we all know steroids contribute to weight ⬆️ , but this study by Cimmino et al also demonstrates how a higher BMI is associated with increased pain & fatigue in PMR patients.
Of course these symptoms often results in higher doses of steroids…
www.jrheum.org/content/52/2...
#rheumsky
Of course these symptoms often results in higher doses of steroids…
www.jrheum.org/content/52/2...
#rheumsky
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A sad but important time to remember this study in Lancet Public Health that found lack of access to gender-congruent government identification was linked to greater odds of suicidality for #trans Americans.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A sad but important time to remember this study in Lancet Public Health that found lack of access to gender-congruent government identification was linked to greater odds of suicidality for #trans Americans.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Physician interviews highlight variability in perceptions and existing barriers regarding smoking cessation in rheumatoid arthritis patients, emphasizing need for tailored, multifaceted approaches to this critical health issue
In Arthritis Care & Research
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
#Medsky
In Arthritis Care & Research
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
#Medsky
January 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Physician interviews highlight variability in perceptions and existing barriers regarding smoking cessation in rheumatoid arthritis patients, emphasizing need for tailored, multifaceted approaches to this critical health issue
In Arthritis Care & Research
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
#Medsky
In Arthritis Care & Research
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
#Medsky
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A new study finds clinical factors that may predict successful withdrawal of glucocorticoid (GC) use in people with #lupus. Read the study:
New Study Identifies Predictors of Successful Glucocorticoid Discontinuation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
A new study found that low or absent disease activity, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use, and gradual reduction of GC dosing can minimize flare risk and support the successful discontinuation of GCs in…
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A new study finds clinical factors that may predict successful withdrawal of glucocorticoid (GC) use in people with #lupus. Read the study:
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Severe calcinosis cutis in a 63-year-old patient affected by multirefractory dermatomyositis
Progressive ulceration and leakage of serum-calcific material at the right elbow (A)
A CT scan with 3D rendering was performed in the suspicion of fistulized calcinosis cutis (B and C)
#Medsky #Dermsky
Progressive ulceration and leakage of serum-calcific material at the right elbow (A)
A CT scan with 3D rendering was performed in the suspicion of fistulized calcinosis cutis (B and C)
#Medsky #Dermsky
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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You asked for it! Bitter Orange Tart is #RecipeOfTheDay www.nigella.com/recipes/bitt...
Bitter Orange Tart
Although I make the most of the Seville orange season (December to February), that bitter orange taste is too good to forsake during the long months that Seville oranges are not about. Then I simply t...
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January 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
You asked for it! Bitter Orange Tart is #RecipeOfTheDay www.nigella.com/recipes/bitt...
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Sunday morning.
This morning’s cameraphone shot taken on the beach just before sunrise. ☕️
#photography #brisbane #sunrise
This morning’s cameraphone shot taken on the beach just before sunrise. ☕️
#photography #brisbane #sunrise
January 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Sunday morning.
This morning’s cameraphone shot taken on the beach just before sunrise. ☕️
#photography #brisbane #sunrise
This morning’s cameraphone shot taken on the beach just before sunrise. ☕️
#photography #brisbane #sunrise
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New study finds that drinking coffee is linked to lower risk of all-cause mortality, but only for exclusively morning drinkers. ☕️
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Survival, but Timing Matters
Lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality observed only among morning drinkers
www.medpagetoday.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
New study finds that drinking coffee is linked to lower risk of all-cause mortality, but only for exclusively morning drinkers. ☕️
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
Worth a read:
Some real world data on Rituximab or Tocilizumab (in combo with Mycophenolate) in SSc-ILD.
Both stabilised lung function.
It appears males were more likely to respond to RTX. Interesting 🤔
academic.oup.com/rheumatology...
Some real world data on Rituximab or Tocilizumab (in combo with Mycophenolate) in SSc-ILD.
Both stabilised lung function.
It appears males were more likely to respond to RTX. Interesting 🤔
academic.oup.com/rheumatology...
Tocilizumab and rituximab for systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease: a real-world cohort analysis
AbstractObjectives. Systemic sclerosis (SSc)-interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in SSc. Data from randomised control
academic.oup.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Worth a read:
Some real world data on Rituximab or Tocilizumab (in combo with Mycophenolate) in SSc-ILD.
Both stabilised lung function.
It appears males were more likely to respond to RTX. Interesting 🤔
academic.oup.com/rheumatology...
Some real world data on Rituximab or Tocilizumab (in combo with Mycophenolate) in SSc-ILD.
Both stabilised lung function.
It appears males were more likely to respond to RTX. Interesting 🤔
academic.oup.com/rheumatology...
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The Queensland Government's decision to provide free flu vaccinations for everyone in the state is a smart move.
This will help keep Queenslanders healthy and relieve pressure on our hospitals, while saving patients money.
Vaccines are our best protection against the flu. 1/2
This will help keep Queenslanders healthy and relieve pressure on our hospitals, while saving patients money.
Vaccines are our best protection against the flu. 1/2
January 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Queensland Government's decision to provide free flu vaccinations for everyone in the state is a smart move.
This will help keep Queenslanders healthy and relieve pressure on our hospitals, while saving patients money.
Vaccines are our best protection against the flu. 1/2
This will help keep Queenslanders healthy and relieve pressure on our hospitals, while saving patients money.
Vaccines are our best protection against the flu. 1/2
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Using anticonvulsants (gabapentin, pregabalin) for many kinds of pain is WAY up. And this study links those drugs to 30% more hip fractures … a far worse outcome for those patients than any pain they were trying to treat.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gabapentinoids and Risk of Hip Fracture
This case-case-time-control study evaluates the association between gabapentinoids and the risk of hip fractures among older adults in Australia.
jamanetwork.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Using anticonvulsants (gabapentin, pregabalin) for many kinds of pain is WAY up. And this study links those drugs to 30% more hip fractures … a far worse outcome for those patients than any pain they were trying to treat.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Wishing everyone a very cosy Christmas (if you celebrate) and happy holidays to all!
December 24, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Wishing everyone a very cosy Christmas (if you celebrate) and happy holidays to all!
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ard.bmj.com/content/earl...
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2024 EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer
#Rheumsky #Medsky
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2024 EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer
#Rheumsky #Medsky
2024 EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer
Background Potential associations between targeted therapies and a new cancer in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and a previous malignancy are a frequent concern in daily rheumatology practi...
ard.bmj.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
ard.bmj.com/content/earl...
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2024 EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer
#Rheumsky #Medsky
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2024 EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer
#Rheumsky #Medsky
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Extremely pleased to see this published! It takes a whole division of rheumatology to be on the look out for active SLE patients in the clinics/hospital with an active flare to enroll them in research and follow them over time
clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Changes in DNA methylation are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus flare remission and clinical subtypes - Clinical Epigenetics
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has numerous symptoms across organs and an unpredictable flare-remittance pattern. This has made it challenging to understand drivers of long-term SLE out...
clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Extremely pleased to see this published! It takes a whole division of rheumatology to be on the look out for active SLE patients in the clinics/hospital with an active flare to enroll them in research and follow them over time
clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Inborn errors of immunity occupy a major focus for clinical immunologists yet secondary inmunodeficiencies are very very common!
adjusted life years in LMICs and the 4th leading cause globally, particularly impacting children and premenopausal women . More than 40% of children aged <5 y worldwide are anemic, with most cases caused by iron deficiency
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effects of Iron Status on Adaptive Immunity and Vaccine Efficacy: A Review
Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases, but their efficacy varies, and factors impacting vaccine effectiveness remain unclear. Iron deficiency is th…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Inborn errors of immunity occupy a major focus for clinical immunologists yet secondary inmunodeficiencies are very very common!
The RMH Scrub Choir are back with an ethereal cover of Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars”
Watch 👇
youtu.be/zIwmFy-alS8
#Music
Watch 👇
youtu.be/zIwmFy-alS8
#Music
Scrub Choir Unmasked - A Sky Full of Stars, Coldplay (Cover)
YouTube video by The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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December 18, 2024 at 6:40 AM
The RMH Scrub Choir are back with an ethereal cover of Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars”
Watch 👇
youtu.be/zIwmFy-alS8
#Music
Watch 👇
youtu.be/zIwmFy-alS8
#Music
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www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/retr...
4 Management principles of retroperitoneal fibrosis 📖
1️⃣most cases are probably IgG4
2️⃣important differential diagnosis 👇
3️⃣a lot remains to be known
4️⃣do not fear!
#Rheumsky
4 Management principles of retroperitoneal fibrosis 📖
1️⃣most cases are probably IgG4
2️⃣important differential diagnosis 👇
3️⃣a lot remains to be known
4️⃣do not fear!
#Rheumsky
December 13, 2024 at 8:57 AM
www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/retr...
4 Management principles of retroperitoneal fibrosis 📖
1️⃣most cases are probably IgG4
2️⃣important differential diagnosis 👇
3️⃣a lot remains to be known
4️⃣do not fear!
#Rheumsky
4 Management principles of retroperitoneal fibrosis 📖
1️⃣most cases are probably IgG4
2️⃣important differential diagnosis 👇
3️⃣a lot remains to be known
4️⃣do not fear!
#Rheumsky
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This is Sakura. She knows she already had dinner. But would like to politely inquire about second dinner. 13/10
December 11, 2024 at 12:08 AM
This is Sakura. She knows she already had dinner. But would like to politely inquire about second dinner. 13/10
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Assessing agreement of frailty measures and association with health outcomes over 3 years found percentages of individuals classified as frail and agreement of frailty classification varied widely. Most measures were predictive of poor health outcomes
In AC&R
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
In AC&R
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
Measuring Frailty in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Objective Recent research has explored frailty in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using multiple measures. We examined the agreement among frailty measures and the association of each with cross-...
doi.org
December 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Assessing agreement of frailty measures and association with health outcomes over 3 years found percentages of individuals classified as frail and agreement of frailty classification varied widely. Most measures were predictive of poor health outcomes
In AC&R
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
In AC&R
doi.org/10.1002/acr....
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Thanks for the head's up @restovall.bsky.social!
Our mentee Jose Meade-Aguilar's work is cited from #ACR24 here: www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/key-...
Our mentee Jose Meade-Aguilar's work is cited from #ACR24 here: www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/key-...
Key Research in Axial Spondyloarthritis Encapsulated - The Rheumatologist
Our understanding of (axSpA) has really changed, especially with regard to male-female differences. In this report, we identify important research on axSpA presented at ACR Convergence 2024, summarize...
www.the-rheumatologist.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Thanks for the head's up @restovall.bsky.social!
Our mentee Jose Meade-Aguilar's work is cited from #ACR24 here: www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/key-...
Our mentee Jose Meade-Aguilar's work is cited from #ACR24 here: www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/key-...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Treg abundant in the active arthritis synovial fluid, yet inflammation persists👉a paradox.
✅intrinsic; genetic variants→function / TCR repertoire.
✅extrinsic; cytokine milieu, hypoxia.
…can become pathogenic exTreg cells→express pro-inflammatory cytokines or RANKL.
#Treg abundant in the active arthritis synovial fluid, yet inflammation persists👉a paradox.
✅intrinsic; genetic variants→function / TCR repertoire.
✅extrinsic; cytokine milieu, hypoxia.
…can become pathogenic exTreg cells→express pro-inflammatory cytokines or RANKL.
The ‘Treg paradox’ in inflammatory arthritis - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
In this Review, Nigrovic and colleagues examine potential mechanisms underlying the paradoxical continuation of inflammation in arthritis, despite the increased numbers of regulatory T cells in inflam...
www.nature.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:21 AM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Treg abundant in the active arthritis synovial fluid, yet inflammation persists👉a paradox.
✅intrinsic; genetic variants→function / TCR repertoire.
✅extrinsic; cytokine milieu, hypoxia.
…can become pathogenic exTreg cells→express pro-inflammatory cytokines or RANKL.
#Treg abundant in the active arthritis synovial fluid, yet inflammation persists👉a paradox.
✅intrinsic; genetic variants→function / TCR repertoire.
✅extrinsic; cytokine milieu, hypoxia.
…can become pathogenic exTreg cells→express pro-inflammatory cytokines or RANKL.