All News
Methotrexate Safety Tips (7.31.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.
Read Article
Swimming Reduces Disability from Low Back Pain
Swimming is commonly recommended for patients with chronic low back pain. Yet, there is little trial data investigating swimming. An Australian study has shown for the first time that a program of swimming can be clinically effective in reducing disability from chronic low back pain.
Read Article
Expert Perspective on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
A recent perspective by Tedeschi tackles many unresolved issues around CPPD diagnosis, classification, and management, including the lack of clinical trials or FDA approved treatments.
Read Article
ACP Position Paper on Dietary Supplements
More than half of U.S. adults use dietary supplements, yet only a quarter use supplements recommended by a healthcare professional, and current law lets supplements reach the market with no premarket safety evaluation, unlike drugs or food additives.
Read Article
Saliva and Uric Acid Testing
A recent report from China reaffirms the potential utility of salivary uric acid (UA) testing delivers smartphone-guided, enzyme-free gout screening at home for pennies per test.
Read Article
Gout Cavalcade (7.10.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and regulatory decisions from the past week. July is Gout: More than Flares month.
Read Article
Problems with treatment adherence in the management of gout
Compared to common medical conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia or osteoporosis, where the reported drug adherence rates are between 50% to 70%, the drug adherence for gout is 37%.
Read Article
Brenda McShan: The Creative Heart of RheumNow
A pivotal member of the RheumNow family, Brenda McShan, will be retiring with honors.
Read Article
No Fetal Risks with First Trimester NSAID Use
PLoS Medicine has published a population-based retrospective cohort study from the Southern Israeli Pregnancy Registry (siPREG) project showing that 1st trimester exposure to NSAIDs was not associated with major congenital malformatoin (MCM) risk.
Read Article
JAMA Review on Low Back Pain
A comprehensive JAMA review synthesizes current evidence on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, and treatment of nonspecific low back pain, drawing on 108 publications identified from a PubMed search (2005–2026) and the most recent guidelines from the WHO, ACP, and NICE. While the primary audience is generalists, the review carries important implications for rheumatologists who regularly encounter patients with back pain in the context of inflammatory arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and other systemic diseases.
Read Article
Do You Zoster Vaccinate? (6.19.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and best ways to review EULAR 2026.
Read Article
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Links:
Links:
Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey ( View Tweet)
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
