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Fatigue in SLE
An NIH lupus cohort study looked at fatigue in SLE and found associations with organ damage, obesity, but does not correlate with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
41 minutes 45 seconds ago
Lupus care is evolving.
Two experts explore how updated ACR guidelines meet the real-world challenges of lupus nephritis.Sponsored by Aurinia.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 hours 11 minutes ago
"Everything will be alright in the end; and if its not alright, then its not yet the end"
– Suni Kapoor Best exotic Marigold Hotel https://t.co/Yua7t4yoZe
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
15 hours 23 minutes ago
Registry of 587 #SLE pts. 30% were RNP+ --> more dz activity than RNP- (SLEDAI-2 8.0 vs 4.0) and more Rx use (daily GC 6.8 vs 3 mg). RNP+ more renal, skin & serologic activity & less likely to LLDAS (20% vs 32%) or REM (12% vs 23%). RNP + 18-fold more likely to be Sm+ https://t.co/9i3BBGA0uu
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1 day ago
Vitamin D in Rheumatic Disease - Is It Good Enough?
Vitamin D in rheumatic disease — is it sufficient? Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is common and linked to inflammatory rheumatic diseases, raising the question of whether low vitamin D drives immune dysregulation, disease https://t.co/Xd8s8LKqKT
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Parvovirus B19 Infection - Images from JAMA Dermatology. 40yoM 2-days asymptomatic rash w/ fever to 39°C, w/ arthralgias, Rash on BL cheeks, inguinal, flanks, axilla. WBC =2K, CRP 1.24 mg/dl. Dx by PCR for parvovirus B19 DNA https://t.co/LGGnabvFvA https://t.co/XzPlaWkIfz
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Applying updated ACR guidelines in real life isn’t always straightforward.
Two experts share insights on managing lupus nephritis beyond the textbook.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
An IL-23i through ~5 years: How did clinical manifestations of PsA and radiographic progression change during long-term treatment?
🔥View the latest long-term data from ACR to find out more. Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 days ago
Meet the RheumNow #EULAR2026 Reporting Team
Delivering real-time insights from the forefront of rheumatology:
🩺 Dr. Antoni Chan (@synovialjoints)
🩺 Dr. Mrinalini Dey (@DrMiniDey)
🩺 Dr. Jiha Lee (@JihaRheum)
🩺 Dr. Aurelie Najm (@AurelieRheumo)
🩺 Dr. Janet Pope https://t.co/zpIeGWpL6P
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 days ago
Toll-Like Receptor Drugs Effective in Cutaneous Lupus
Enpatoran, an investigational oral drug that inhibits Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8, was superior to placebo in relieving lupus skin manifestations in a dose-finding phase II trial.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 days ago
Lupus Mortality Risk in Young Women
New research using death certificate data from 52,942 females, reveals that systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a leading cause of years of potential life lost among young women in the United States, underscoring the disease’s significant https://t.co/2FSINr6gZN
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 days ago
Branebrutinib (Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor) was studied in phase 2 RCT of 85 RA pts for 12 weeks and was safe but failed to achieve an ACR50 response (19% BTK vs 33% PBO; p=0·16). https://t.co/gTjLJm9iIW https://t.co/GN9p1P8ZNJ
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