Skip to main content

Tweets

The Power of Self-Management with Chronic Low Back Pain Almost everyone will deal with back pain at some point in their lives. Most recover quickly — but for about 20% of people, acute pain becomes a chronic condition that interferes with daily life and keeps them out of the https://t.co/urZPsVwCV8
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
8 hours 35 minutes ago
Uric Acid: Is Lower Better? There is good evidence that a serum urate less than 6 mg/dL is required to meaningfully reduce urate crystal and gout flare burden, but is even lower better and are there any tradeoffs? https://t.co/yVZOuMhZmr https://t.co/Ldc1pBQThH
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
10 hours 5 minutes ago
< 40% of gout patients are on ULT; <40% of ULT-treated gout patients achieve T2T (SUA < 6.0 mg/dl). For more gout content, follow our Gout: More than Flares campaign at https://t.co/j3iLMZz4HM, https://t.co/zFTozS62me
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
12 hours 20 minutes ago
How should imaging guide the diagnosis and management of gout? Hear from Dr. Nicola Dalbeth, Dr. John Fitzgerald, and Dr. Sarah Tedeschi, moderated by Dr. Jack Cush, as they discuss ultrasound, DECT, crystal identification, and more. 📅 Reserve your seat today. Link: https://t.co/GySPzyVc1b
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
13 hours 34 minutes ago
Gout is more than an episodic arthritis, it's a systemic inflammatory disease. Watch Dr. Robert Terkeltaub discuss 3 New Things it Pays to Know About Gout Pathobiology, including emerging insights that are shaping how we understand and manage gout. Watch now on RheumNow: https://t.co/nri3WDz7kS
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
15 hours 34 minutes ago
The global Chronic Refractory Gout Market is projected to grow from ~$2.94 billion USD in 2022 to nearly $10.07 billion USD by 2036, reflecting introduction of innovative therapies. Chronic Refractory Gout in the 7Major Markets exceeded 400,000 pts in 2025 (>200K in USA) https://t.co/MSzBNTXTPj
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
17 hours 5 minutes ago
ICYMI: Updated CRA/SPARCC Recommendations for Axial Spondyloarthritis In 2024, the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CMA) and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) published a comprehensive set of 56 treatment recommendations for the management of axial https://t.co/ax0zwNcxYX
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
18 hours 33 minutes ago
New research shows synovial lining enriched in macrophages expressing SPP1 (encoding osteopontin) in proximity to fibroblasts and fibrin deposits. SPP1+ macrophages degrade fibrin & promote fibroblast proliferation that deposit collagen & does the damage, joint remodeling. A new https://t.co/hrJoQXpAH8
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Whats the BEST FIRST Rx in DMARD-Naive #RA - Tofacitinib or MTX. RCTs (ORAL Start, RA-BEGIN, SELECT-EARLY, FINCH 3) prove JAKi > MTX. A recent 116 RCT from China also shows Tofa > MTX by SDAI50 (94% v 75%) @3 mos & Tofa was more cost effective. https://t.co/KL2qlDgF6D https://t.co/wNVBgQkaMI
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day 9 hours ago
EULAR26: ANCHOR-RA Study of RA-ILD People with rheumatoid arthritis are at risk of developing interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), which is associated with high mortality. ANCHOR-RA is a large, international cross-sectional prospective study that will enable the development of a https://t.co/tsOpA4SAZP
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day 11 hours ago
Prosthetic Jt Infections after prior Septic Arthritis? Systematic review of 35 retro studies/7,447 pts (4,896 TKA, 2,564 THA). PJI rate = 2.6%, more after TKA (9.8%) than THA (1.1%). Lower rates w/ longer intervals between TJA and septic arthritis. 2 stage procedures increased https://t.co/M425Xuc7Z4
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day 12 hours ago
Long term F/U of Gout (CARES) trial (febuxostat vs allopurinol) shows remission increased from 37% (1,593/4,259) 1st Yr to 63% (322/510) at year 6. Over the 6 years, ~60 achieved remission at least once; more likely based on age, race, dz severity, comorbidities, & febuxostat

Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )

1 day 14 hours ago
×