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Associations in Rheumatology (10.3.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and important associations in rheumatology from the past week on RheumNow.com.

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Big Fat FDA Pink Slip (9.19.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this week on RheumNow.com. Today we cover GLP-1 agonists, acupuncture, what JAKs won’t do & an FDA Pink Slip. 

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COLCHICORT Trial

Jack Cush, MD

The COLCHICORT trial in acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis patients showed that colchicine was inferior to prednisone treatment and that responses were also influenced by other factors.

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Sjögren's Graduates (8.22.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports, FDA approvals, drug safety, and more from this week.

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A New RA Approval (8.1.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and a new treatment for RA from the FDA.

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NHANES, Numbers, & Risk (7.18.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com along with interesting case questions from "Ask Cush Anything".

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Osteonecrosis: suspect with trauma, high-dose steroids, alcoholism, renal failure, transplantation, SLE, thrombotic states (e.g., sickle cell anemia, hemoglobinopathies), radiation injury, pancreatitis, gout, pregnancy, hyperlipidemia, & caisson disease (decompression sickness) https://t.co/y6iYd5fWZ2

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Post hoc analysis of Gout (CARES) trial (rx w/ ULT) showed remission @ 1yr increased from 37% to 63% at yr 6. In 6 yrs, 59% achieved remission 1+ times. Remission was signif assoc w/ age, race, Hi Dz severity, comorbidities, and febuxostat treatment https://t.co/uTOkch8VW6 https://t.co/Ykc7JV6m7r

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SUA levels & adverse health outcomes? Australian ASPREE trial of 11,878 older participants had baseline SUA measurements. SUA levels had NO ASSOC. w/ all-cause mortality, disability-free survival, CV Dz, MACE, cancer mortality, cognitive decline, or dementia. In females, low SUA https://t.co/VY6NJsetW9
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Target trial emulation looked at CV (MACE) events in 18,120 propensity score–matched adults with gout starting allopurinol who were given NSAIDs or colchicine for prophylaxis. MACE & CV death were signif. higher w/ NSAIDs vs Colchicine (HRs of 1.56 and 2.50), respectively. https://t.co/0T8slmPBng
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COLCHICORT Trial The COLCHICORT trial in acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis patients showed that colchicine was inferior to prednisone treatment and that responses were also influenced by other factors. https://t.co/CC2yVRXbD5 https://t.co/ebLa3FUbGR

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Gout: Highlights from APLAR 2025 Dr. Sheila Reyes, The Philippines, reports on highlights and takeaways from lectures on the treatment of gout from the APLAR 2025 Congress in Fukuoka, Japan. https://t.co/Fxd3MBUYrT https://t.co/gKjHlJXttT

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Dr. Binit Vaidya aptly poses this slide on the gout paradox: evidence-based T2T tx exist yet many still have uncontrolled dse. How can we close this gap? - address barriers to tx adherence - motivation - px education - multidisciplinary approach to px care @rheumnow #APLAR25 https://t.co/IEn9PMAxH5

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Colchicine for #gout patients with CV risk: - since it has a purely anti-inflammatory effect, risk of acute CV events in pts w/ high CV risk is reduced. vs. NSAIDs/steroids, colchicine remains to be a safer option for gout prophylaxis @rheumnow #APLAR25 https://t.co/WgfTcIleMd

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SGLT2 inhibitors exert their anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Secondary analyses of RCTs show that SGLT2is can reduce the risk of incident #gout @RheumNow #ACR25 https://t.co/IWgyDYEQoZ

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Gout Education Card for Patients - Info & Rules #1 https://t.co/uppST8OBLZ https://t.co/3Ry3erNJCL

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Gout Education Card for Patients - Diagnosis & Management #2 https://t.co/uppST8OBLZ https://t.co/sLF5WPeuA5

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RA & GOUT? S. Korean study of 34,356 new RA pts vs 103,068 controls. RA had 2.7 X higher risk of gout vs non-RA. Seropos & Seroneg equal incr risk (aHR 2.8 & 2.6), slightly higher in SPRA(aHR 1.07). RA on b/tsDMARDs had lower risk (aHR, 1.93) vs Untreated (aHR, 2.78). https://t.co/P0oqq5bVnq
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NEJM images: 55-year-old man with metastatic squamous-cell lung cancer Hx& 6-wk Hx firm, painful swelling RToe1 & RDIP3 w/ ulceration. Xray showed lytic lesions due to acrometastases - rare bony metastases distal to elbow or knee, that may may mimic gout or osteomyelitis https://t.co/1Fh1Cp9dm9
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Rheums! Question or case for Jack Cush? Record it here and we may feature it on an upcoming podcast. https://t.co/HsqM9xLNtP https://t.co/voONsOLeSK

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