Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week with a focus on fingers and better prescriptive follow through.

This week on the RheumNow Podcast, Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports of interesting, including irAE, pollution and Psoriasis, microwave therapy, scleroderma without scleroderma that only the best rheumatologists could discern.

Join us for session highlights from RheumNow Live 2024. This webinar will feature highlights from these lectures followed by live audience Q & A:

Vasculitis & Pregnancy Catherine Sims, MD

GPA Management in 2024 Anisha Dua, MD, MPH

Treat to Target in Vasculitis Philip Seo, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com. Is it time to worry about burnout and those who are leaving healthcare?

Join us for session highlights from RheumNow Live 2024. This webinar will feature highlights from these lectures followed by live audience Q & A:

EULAR vs ACR vs GRAPPA Guidelines Alexis Ogdie, MD

Choosing Systemic Therapies for Psoriatic Disease April Armstrong, MD

Gender Differences in PsA Outcomes & Management Lihi Eder, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and Journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com -  including problems w/ falls, pain and treatment of Dupuytrens contractures.

Join us for session highlights from RheumNow Live 2024. This webinar will feature highlights from these lectures followed by live audience Q & A:

Lessons from Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic RA Brittany Weber, MD

Nutrition in RA Monica Guma, MD

Prevention of RA Hani El Gabalawy, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com, including on where you should sit in clinic and why you should worry about secondary Sjogrens in RA.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week - including a few contrary reports on infection, seropositivity and plasmapheresis.

Dr. Jack Cush has advise for Cesar and the superstitious and covers pregnancy, platelets, dialysis and vaccinations in Lupus.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and regulatory approvals from the past week.

Hear Dr. Richard Furie and Dr. Leanna Wise discuss clinical considerations related to the 2023 EULAR treatment recommendations for SLE. US-85292 last updated 2/24.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Are these associations with infection, biomarkers and weather real or imaginary? Linked or luck? Causal or casual?  You decide....

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past 2 weeks on RheumNow.com; but begins with a discussion of what constitutes "immunosuppression" and how it applies to our patients.

Dr. Jack Cush answers audience clinical case questions sent by email or "ask Cush anything". Cases and questions from: Dr. William Hong - RA management in the setting of active TB or latent TB (LTBI) Dr. Vrishali Dalvi - relapsing polychondritis monitoring Dr. Ken Stark - ICI induced RA; management and breast cancer considerations Dr. Nada Skaf - Sarcoidosis in the maxilla Dr. Cush - acute onset (knee) monarthritis

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Highlights are summarized by three songs: "Stairway to Heaven", "Youre No Good", and "How Long (has this been going on)".

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week we discuss hipsters undergoing hip replacement, pregnancy outcomes in RA and the future of academic clinicians.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the terms in rheumatology that should no longer be used in the field of rheumatology. This lecture is part of the RheumNow Live 2024 meeting, being held January 27-28, 2024 in Dallas, TX (and virtually).

Tune in to Dr. Spiera and Dr. Lebovics to learn about ear, nose, and throat manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and gain insights into daily life of a person living with severe active GPA. USA-569-80515.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the terms in rheumatology that should no longer be used in the field of rheumatology. This lecture is part of the RheumNow Live 2024 meeting, being held January 27-28, 2024 in Dallas, TX (and virtually).

QD264 - To Aspirate or Not https://youtu.be/ek25MJ0dI7g?si=SKLnw92gkJeFw0BM QD265 - Suspend MTX How Long  https://youtu.be/N6-m-IDrnFc QD266 - GCA & Steroid Weaning https://youtu.be/Vyzd5_lMi_k QD267 - RA, SSZ, & MI https://youtu.be/p9uzqk6VO1s QD268 - ISR Management https://youtu.be/tztFzdA_oog

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com. How good (or not) are rheumatologists and what to do about MTX nodulosis?

Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights, advances and hot topics in rheumatology from 2023 and the RheumNow website.  

2023 was a year of growth and new horizons while returning to operational and practice standards (in care and education) established before the pandemic.  

Below is my top 10 list (in no particular order) of 2023 advances, game-changers, and developments that changed or will soon change rheumatologic practices.

QD260 - Do I  have Arthritis?  https://youtu.be/trnVWysh9cY QD261 - A Non-Textbook Patient  https://youtu.be/fePbSt_u6W4 QD262 - Rituximab Dosing in RA   https://youtu.be/mG61Xk9skyc QD263 - ANA Positivity in RA   https://youtu.be/I8pKp52Lk1w

Dr. Jack Cush imparts his new New Years Resolutions for 2024 and also reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.

Drs. Liebowitz and Mehta review the diagnostic concepts, risk factors, pathophysiology, and management of monogenic autoinflammatory diseases.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews selected AOSD & systemic JIA abstracts from the ACR 2023 Annual meeting held in San Diego, November 12th thru 16th.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and regulatory announcements from the past week on RheumNow.com

QD255 -  The ANA Positive Consult https://youtu.be/My4zfWNB8g0 QD256 -  Great Rheum Meetings https://youtu.be/1WxBzQQ0jgE QD257 -   Assessing Lupus Activity https://youtu.be/xK04eaP8rBc QD258 - Unmet Need in Gout https://youtu.be/fcB-WQjhxlc QD259 - Hospitalized JAK Patient https://youtu.be/i8Fiq56Jcbs

QD250 - RA & Pleuritis  https://youtu.be/t4xxK6wH9iU?si=z1XoXMhA33lhWviE QD251 - Eosinophilia in RA  https://youtu.be/Qft9RGE2sBs?si=lLAL-sZRmjFIEKES QD252 -  Uh oh, Scleroderma   https://youtu.be/v5A5NSNk5wg?si=IdBW51AgVIHaORqr QD253 - SLE and PsA  https://youtu.be/MGWfEiSA7ic?si=F8zU45CRHz4pOTht QD254 - How to Avoid Knee Arthroplasty  https://youtu.be/ZfifWIfHV4E?si=n_XprFQih0FSz8md

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.  Two major reports on fatigue and fibromyalgia misfired and "ankylosing spondylitis" is sent to the Rheumatology dead word cemetary.  https://rheumnow.com/blog/rheumatology-dead-word-cemetery-2019

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.  Be sure to catch the early registration break for 2024 RheumNow Live

Listen as rheumatologist Dr. Kathryn Dao and gastroenterologist Dr. Amar Naik share similarities and differences in their clinical perspectives, including a conversation on some of the benefits and risks of a JAKi in each patient population.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews this past weeks news and journal reports from RheumNow.com.  Good news is that nearly 99% of adult rheumatology positions matched! But the challenge is that 45% of pediatric fellowship programs and 39% of pediatric rheum slots were unfilled in the 2024 NRMP match

In this weeks podcast, Dr. Jack Cush reviews the ACR Convergence 2023 meeting and proposes how to best learn at large medical meetings:

An Interview with Kevin Winthrop_ Three Questions About COVID 19 Assessment and Treatment of Cardiovascular Risks in Rheumatoid Arthritis Biologics in RA_ Mechanisms of Delivery Over Mechanisms of Action_ (1) Cannabinoid Receptor in RA Patients Impact of Tofacitinib on Skeletal Muscle in RA No Increased Mortality in Patients with RA Receiving Checkpoint Inhibitors Non-TNFi b_tsDMARDs vs. TNFi in RA-ILD Older RA Patients Just Aren't Getting Treated People with RA and Long COVID Had Worse Pre-COVID RA Symptoms Reproductive History, HPV Vaccination Among Women with SLE and  RA Teledidactic vs On Campus Training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound The SMART Study_ Split Dose Oral Methotrexate Unravelling the Mechanism of Clots with JAK Inhibitors Upadacitinib for Pain_ Is That Real_ Will CAR T Cells also treat RA_

Another TYK2 Ticks the Boxes Head to Head Comparison of Tofacitinib and TLL-018 in RA Impact of Tofacitinib on Skeletal Muscle in RA Is Point of Care Ultrasound Hocus Pocus_ JAK1 TYK2 in RA Monitoring the Effect of Therapy with a...Smart Watch_ Non-TNFi b_tsDMARDs vs. TNFi in RA-ILD Simulated JAK Trials to Counter ORAL Survelliance Treatments in SpA Unravelling the Mechanism of Clots with JAK Inhibitors Upadacitinib for Pain_ Is That Real_

An Interview with Kevin Winthrop_ Three Questions About COVID 19 Does GnRHa Reduce Premature Ovarian Insufficiency in SLE Patients on Cyclophosphamide_ Identifying New Biomarkers in the Pathogenesis of SLE-PAH Less (Glucocorticoids) is More in Lupus Nephritis Lupus and the Patient Perspective Lupus Nephritis Therapy Paradigm Shift PR3+ in Lupus Nephritis Racial and Ethnic Differences in Efficacy of Beliumumab in SLE Reproductive History, HPV Vaccination Among Women with SLE and  RA The Lupus APOL1 Story

Moderated by Dr. Jack Cush and featuring Drs. Aurelie Najm, David Liew and Jonathan Kay

Bimekizumab in Active AS_ 5 Year Study Deep Neural Networks and Radiographic Progression in AxSpA Difficult to Treat axSpA From AS Patient to Rheumatologist Imaging Updates in SpA INVIGORATE-1 Study_ IV Secukinumab for Treatment of Active axSpA Monitoring the Effect of Therapy with a...Smart Watch_ Overlap of Inflammatory and Degenerative Features in Radiographic axSpA People with AxSpa Need More Sleep Secukinumab vs. Adalimumab Biosimilar on Radiographic Progression in AxSpA SpA Insights_ New Therapies Teledidactic vs On Campus Training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Treatments in SpA Undiagnosed IBD in AxSpA Using Telemedicine to Improve Diagnosis of AxSpA

Another TYK2 Ticks the Boxes Correlation Between Patient and Physicians Assessments in PsA Difficult to Treat axSpA Effects of Apremilast on Cardiometabolic Effects in PsA EHR Algorithms Identify PsA Patients Is MSOT the New Ultrasound_ Is Point of Care Ultrasound Hocus Pocus_ SpA Insights_ New Therapies Teledidactic vs On Campus Training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound The FOREMOST Study_ Apremilast in PsA Ultrasound for PsA Stratification_ Are We There Yet_ Window of Opportunity in PsA

Join Drs. Jack Cush and Arthur Kavanaugh as they discuss highlights and key takeaways from ACR 23.