The "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB), or H.R. 1, was signed into law in July, calls for significant changes in the funding of healthcare education.  This bill that lowers cap limits on education loans applies to graduate (APRN, PA) programs.

A substantial number of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), have difficult, persistent and hard-to-treat disease. A GRAPPA task force has developed a consensus terminology for two distinct states: complex-to-manage PsA and treatment-refractory PsA.

Swedish national study found that among a cohort of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients a two-fold increase risk of hematological malignancies was seen.

Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) play an increasingly vital role in rheumatology practices across the country. With rising patient volumes and a growing demand for timely, high-quality care, incorporating an APP into a rheumatology team can be transformative.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and reports from this past week on RheumNow.com, including reports on FDA resurrections, FM seasonal worsening, and do you fight switch or swap biologics in PsA TNFi nonresponders?

Widespread chronic pain may stealthily drive up blood pressure, partly through its ties to depression and inflammation.

Postoperative complications with arthroplasty may be related to chronic inflammation and immunosuppressive therapy. Yet a recent retrospective study total ankle arthroplasty in end-stage RA patients shows that early postoperative wound complications are unaffected by the continued use of their preoperative medications including DMARDs.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com.