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The Interview (11.7.2025)
I've done thousands of interviews; mostly for medical school admissions or medical and research employment. They’re all the same. I'm looking for the “right one” and the interviewee is somewhere between apprehension, uncertainty and hope. From all this experience I’ve developed my own perspective on interviews and interviewing that has been amended in the digital/virtual era.
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Ianalumab Shows Phase 3 Success in Sjögren’s: Is It Clinically Meaningful?
On the final day of ACR25, late-breaking abstract #24 drew particular attention, presenting results from the first positive Phase 3 trials of a potential systemic treatment for a disease that has long lacked one.
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There is a growing burden of #OA among middle-aged adults, rising by 123.7%, from 11.8 million in 1990 to 26.4 million in 2021. 56.5% of incident cases & 38% of prevalent cases occur in middle-aged group (70% higher than the elderly (>60 years) population). Highest in hi-income. https://t.co/JVpZ96qe0E
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20-40% of Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is associated with other autoimmune diseases - lead by autoimmune thyroiditis, type 1 DM, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, & celiac (but less so for RA, PBC, SLE, Sjögren syndrome, vitiligo). AIH Dx Abs include ANA, ASMA, LKM1. https://t.co/I3ZPHiRgqZ
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Sjogren’s disease: two drugs with positive trials Sjogren’s disease: two drugs with positive trials
After several failures of therapies in Phase 3 trials of Sjogren’s disease (SjD) over many years, all hope is not lost! At #ACR25, not one but two drugs presented their efficacy https://t.co/kTTdZnVUtj
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RETREAT study was a 12 wk RCT of Tai Chi in 178 knee OA pts Rx w/ online OA info vs same plus free web based tai chi video program. Tai Chi group had signif improved knee pain (−2.7 v -1.2); (−12 v −6.9) & achieved a minimal pain & function (73% v 47%); and Its free! https://t.co/WLzQ9YHrcu
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AI in Fellow Recruitment: A New Dawn in Medical Education?
Drs. Mrinalini Dey and Bharat Kumar abstract 2174 (Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Character Strengths in Rheumatology Fellowship Candidate Applications: A Feasibility Study) presented at #ACR25. https://t.co/gGx4zZlfAm
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." – Charles Darwin
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Are we putting the CAR-T before the horse?
CAR T-cells have been a revolutionary development in rheumatology. We have seen a population of patients with severe refractory autoimmune conditions almost overnight presented with the prospect of not just improvement, but of a cure. https://t.co/gF9FXjAZ7F
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IgG4: Rare, but new treatments on the horizon
IgG4 is a rare autoimmune disease with excessive IgG4 immunoglobulins that can affect multiple organs yielding plasma cell deposition (inflammation) and fibrosis.
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Do Patients with Rheumatic Diseases 'Weather' the Storm?
Dr. Janet Pope reports on abstract 0164 (Online Patient Survey on the Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases) presented at #acr25.
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Accelerated Aging in Rheumatic Disease: From Biology to Lifestyle Intervention
At #ACR25, the session “27M02: Nutrition for Rheumatic Disease: Where Aging Biology, Sarcopenia, and Diet Intersect” invited the audience to view rheumatic disease through the lens of biological https://t.co/OIgh8JQsFa
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A Halloween ACR Guidance (10.31.25)
Dr. Jack Cush recaps #ACR25 with suggestions on how to best learn ACR25 content from RheumNow and our Videos and podcasts.
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The Great Debate – Who Really Won? #ACR25
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The Long View of Diagnostic Delay in Axial Spondyloarthritis
At #ACR25, Abstract #1407 presented a cross-sectional analysis from the Brazilian Spondyloarthritis Registry (RBE), offering a unique perspective on how diagnostic patterns have evolved over six decades. https://t.co/7ttYXJtfpc
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#ACR25 Best Abstracts - Day 2
After a full day at the Chicago Convention center the RheumNow faculty have posted some of their favorite reports included these that they labeled as being the "best' of day 2.
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💬 #ACR25 Topic Panels — LIVE!
Nov. 4 join RheumNow at 7 PM ET for a deep dives into the hottest topics in rheumatology: CAR-T
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Rheumatology’s Blind Spot: The Persistent Exclusion of Older Adults
In RA alone, nearly 40% of patients are now aged 65 years or older. Yet the evidence guiding our treatment decisions continues to come from studies that rarely include them, giving rise to a fundamental https://t.co/2pqXGURQtL
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Tofacitinib in AxSpA in Developing Countries
Dr. Antoni Chan reports on abstracts 0582 and abstract 0554 presented at #ACR25
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Difficult to Manage axSpA
Drs. Antoni Chan and Rodrigo Garcia Salinas discuss abstract 0584, "Difficult-to-Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis According to ASAS Criteria in Reuma-Check Cohort: Frequency, Predictive Factors, and Treatment Patterns", presented at #ACR25 https://t.co/84HZojI3FJ
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