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🔎 Take a look at the long-term safety of a JAKi in patients with rheumatic disease in clinical trial and real-world settings
Explore the outcomes across >21,000 patient-years: https://t.co/QdAKpL3Vjv
Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact. https://t.co/6Cw8p1msMT
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 hour 27 minutes ago
Portugese single center study of primary Sjögren’s dz shows early damage is assoc w/ 12-14X incr risk of lymphoma. 208 pts (F/U 14_ yrs) Damage seen in 79% & 85%. Mortality linked to age but not damage. 17 (8%) had lymphoma. Early damage incr lymphoma (HR 14.5 or HR https://t.co/g62KtjDuWg
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 hours 55 minutes ago
RheumNow Live 2027 registration is NOW OPEN.
GLP-1s in your clinic. CAR-T in lupus. Rheumatology experts vs. AI, with your vote.
Jan. 30–31 | Onsite + virtual
Early Bird Pricing through 12/15/2026.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
16 hours 57 minutes ago
Cryptococcus is rare, but twice as likely with JAK inhibitors. Retrospective TriNetX analysis of RA pts (>30k/grp) starting JAKi vs TNFi; JAKi vs non-TNFi; & TNFi vs non-TNF. Crypto seen in <0.2% in all groups; but signif higher HR for JAKi (HR 2.2 & 2.15) https://t.co/fJeKwDZABL
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
18 hours 27 minutes ago
REVEAL study enrolled 418 early microscopic polyangiitis pts - High baseline (Pre-Rx) neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR > 10) was assoc w/ signif higer Dz activity (BVAS), alveolar hemorrhage, poor renal function, reduced survival & higher infection-related mortality (P = https://t.co/vXuRwXP9gc
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
20 hours 42 minutes ago
Polish study compared comorbidities #s in incident RA & PsA. RA pts were older at dx (61 vs 44 yrs) & may drive higher rates in RA. 23/3 comorbidities (74%) were signif more prevalent in RA, including HTN (18 v 12%), ischemic HD (11 v 6%), cerebrovascular dz (4 vs 2%) https://t.co/l0RW6bVVHd
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
21 hours 55 minutes ago
FDA has granted Fast Track designation to EG-501 (Evergreen), investigational Rx for cognitive impairment with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE), following positive results from the phase 2 ClearMEMory study https://t.co/n9wO2wLLBk https://t.co/Vejldj5PlQ
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
23 hours 19 minutes ago
No difference in MACE risk betw TNFi vs JAKi in 6174 RA pts. Korean claims data compared TNFi (n 5,152) vs JAKi (n 1,022) initiators. MACE risk was 4.1 & 3.6/1000PYs w/ TNFi vs JAKi, respectively. MACE risk did not differ significantly between JAKi and TNFi (adj HR 0.636; 0.283, https://t.co/035WSUQAhJ
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
23 hours 55 minutes ago
Open Evidence study of 952 008 US clinicians (556K MDs), submitted 271 million AI clinical queries over 2.5 yrs study period. MDs submitted ~371 queries/mo - 33% for Rx & 14% fo Dx. Highest use w/ young MD, oncology, hematology, Int medicine, & family medicine https://t.co/FGErefxWD5
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Thai study of opportunistic infx in Pediatric SLE - 177 pSLE, & 38 developed OI (3.4/100PY). Most common OIs: Candida (27%), Aspergillus (13.5%), CMV (13.5%) - lung & skin mostly. Risk factors: Pulse steroids, Dz activity (SLEDAI-2K ≥11) https://t.co/0zjDOnDCEh https://t.co/H7JZ56ItDY
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Should You Use Low Dose Naltrexone?
A recent review of 105 studies and 15 randomized controlled trials of LDN found that, across a range of disorders (chronic pain, autoimmune and neuroimmune disorders, gastrointestinal disease, dermatological conditions, post-infectious https://t.co/lmjJoGlFAZ
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
RHEUM SURVEY>> How do you assess cutaneous lupus activity or treatment responses? Click here>> https://t.co/1HWC4DV55h https://t.co/X8MUqjxqys
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Congratulations to John J. Cush, MD, of @RheumNow, recipient of the ACR Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to clinical medicine, scholarship, and education in rheumatology. #ACR26 https://t.co/9wWLjQNnxH
American College of Rheumatology @ACRheum ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Lancet: A Public Health Policy Call Out for Osteoarthritis
In honor of World Arthritis Day (Oct. 12th), The Lancet has published a public Health Policy report is to "outline a globally relevant roadmap to address the osteoarthritis identity problem, focusing on health policy https://t.co/XTRDJnOEGn
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Placebo beats probiotics in PsA. And nearly 90% of well-controlled RA patients may be able to cut their targeted therapy dose in half.
Dr. Jack Cush breaks down the findings worth a closer look in this week's RheumNow podcast, Troubles with ‘Gut Feelings’.
Probiotics in PsA: https://t.co/Aqy4HxGHbU
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