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CDC: In 2023, age-adjusted prevalence of U.S. adults (>20 yrs) with obesity was 40.3% (9.7% with severe obesity; 31.7% overweight). BMI data from NHANES, & the National Center for Health Statistics https://t.co/kH9ajbUJ2m https://t.co/utbGWf4D12
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
22 minutes 42 seconds ago
Couldn’t attend https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR 2026?
You can now watch the entire meeting On Demand.
This high-impact program features leading experts discussing:
• RA outcomes and pathogenesis
• Obesity, inflammation, and rheumatic disease
• Treatment decisions in Psoriatic https://t.co/mre5aQcR8M
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 hour 30 minutes ago
Updated CRA/SPARCC Recommendations for Axial Spondyloarthritis
The original CRA/SPARCC recommendations endorsed IL-17i and TNFi as equivalent second-line options for adults with active axSpA who fail an adequate NSAID trial. JAK inhibitors were reserved for patients with prior https://t.co/1GNb3Tc5gR
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
3 hours 30 minutes ago
Korean Insurance claims nested case–control study of 27,410 RA pts - 5482 w/ > comorbid Dsx Vs 21,928 w/ < 10 comorbd Dz. Having >10 signif incr Serious infx (OR 1.44), opportunistic (21.9)& Hzoster (1.18); mainly skin & soft tissue infx - NOT fatal infx. https://t.co/qDrU3BXYzd
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
5 hours ago
What’s New PsA? (4.3.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and major articles from this week, including FDA safety warnings, reports from AAD, PsA trials.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
6 hours 30 minutes ago
Machine learning predicts macrophage activation syndrome in adult Still's disease - 312 AOSD - XGBoost model had 5 predictors: ferritin, splenomegaly, Plt#, cholesterol, & ESR (AUC 0.839, sensit 0.824, specificity 0.710. https://t.co/QrogaCYPCT https://t.co/Z6WgCnFTfx
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
20 hours 30 minutes ago
Danish real-world study anifrolumab use in 36 #SLE pts. SLEDAI-2K decreased from 8 (baseline) to 2 @ mos 3; @6 mos 52% had SLEDAI-2K=0. 87% had PGA ≤0.5 w/ LLDAS, & 70% DORIS remission. Pred use declined by >50%. Herpes infx were most freq AE https://t.co/tbMOyOioeU https://t.co/jDJgImjgQt
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
22 hours ago
Phase 1b trial shows transdermal Curcumin Gel (VAS-101) in was effective in Knee Osteoarthritis. Enrolled 60 KOA pts 45–75 yrs Rx w/ PBO or gel qd x 28d w/ signif improvement in pain & KOOS scores https://t.co/yNiNocZxa4 https://t.co/3W7j1bIvBc
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
UK Our Future Health study of 1,563,155 finds affective Dz (depression, bipolar, anxiety) signific higher (p<0.001)in autoimmune pts vs gen. pop. (29% vs 18%) - dx by PHQ-9, GAD-7. (OR 1.86), even after adjustments income and pain, etc. https://t.co/HoKBeAZxbS https://t.co/LnC4lqqgq7
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Korean study 50600 adult RA pts (Dx 2010-2020) shows Sustained high-income was assoc w/ reduced mortality, esp in younger pts (adj HR 0.50 <65 years vs 0.74 ≥65 years). Amplifed by Rural residence https://t.co/DUZoNsPSHj https://t.co/PV3Umlrgvv
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
There is very little evidence that kinesio taping has any true benefits in patients with musculoskeletal disorders https://t.co/3HIJOljacA https://t.co/Xz1YvQtHGs
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
1/3 of American adults have poor sleep. New survey from Amer. Academy Sleep Medicine shows 45% of pts never discuss sleep issues with their doctors; only 15% discussed it with a sleep specialist. https://t.co/uvlHjpuVs8 https://t.co/fDOtp9rxOn
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