The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) said it has already joined with hundreds of organizations to submit 26 health policy comment letters to federal officials this year—surpassing the 24 letters the College submitted in 2022.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.  This week highlights Veterans, Vegetarians and Antenatal Corticosteroids.

More often than not, conflict-of-interest disclosures in three major rheumatology journals didn't match records in the U.S. government's Open Payments database, researchers found.

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been named the top hospital for rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. This is the 6th year in a row they have held this spot.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week COVID persists, mortality from misdiagnosis, and cervical pain is more than a pain in the neck.

The prevalence of radiographic chondrocalcinosis is estimated to be 4% to ≥10% in older adults, but the prevalence of symptomatic calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is unknown. To advance our understanding of CPPD, the American College of Rheumatology and EULAR have published validated classification criteria for symptomatic CPPD disease.

Dr Joseph Flood, a past president of the American College of Rheumatology, passed away on July 13, 2023 at age 70 due to complications of liver disease, diabetes and liver cancer.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports and this week, takes on 5 cases/questions from "Ask Cush Anything"

Dr. Jack Cush Reviews the news and journal reports on CVA, TKA, PJP, ADA, and more!