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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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Rheumatology Salaries Remain Low

Jack Cush, MD

The annual Medscape Physician Compensation report was published and shows only modest salary gains for most specialists.

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Top 20 Best Rheumatology Hospitals - 2025

Jack Cush, MD

U.S. News & World Report has published its Best Hospitals for 2025, listing the best among many specialties, including rheumatology.  Each year, U.S. News ranks hospitals in 15 specialties and for the 8th year in a row, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been named the top hospital for rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report.

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CKD & Osteoporosis Rx Revisited (7.25.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

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

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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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1 in 5 Patients are Unaware of their Arthritis Diagnosis

Jack Cush, MD

Current CDC numbers suggest that arthritis (any type) affects an estimated 67.1 million (27.9% ) adults in the USA.  Interestingly, 1 in 5 do not know their arthritis subtype (21.6%, 14.4 million).

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Hmmm Really? (7.11.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week - some obvious, other new thoughts and some - hmmm, reallly?

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CMS to Test Prior Authorization Model in Traditional Medicare

Medpage Today

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new experimental model late last week to streamline some prior authorizations under the traditional Medicare program, but some politicians and experts are concerned that it could result in more delays in care.

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Congrats to Barbara Anne Eberhard, MD, she has been awarded with the James T. Cassidy Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). For her dedication to research/leadership in pediatric rheumatology. She is at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center & Feinstein https://t.co/USGajXCMLD
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🧬 Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies (MSAs) – 2025 Update MSAs aren’t just diagnostic—they predict phenotype, prognosis, & treatment response. 👇 Infographic #RheumTwitter #Myositis #MedEd @IhabFathiSulima @DrAkhilX https://t.co/91U5s88AdB

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1 in 5 Patients are Unaware of their Arthritis Diagnosis Current CDC numbers suggest that arthritis (any type) affects an estimated 67.1 million (27.9% ) adults in the USA. Interestingly, 1 in 5 do not know their arthritis subtype (21.6%, 14.4 million). https://t.co/G8zeP1K5X9 https://t.co/BdDFVSUuFf

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Metanalysis of Uveitis & JIA - 28 studies, 22,834 JIA pts w/ 3,381dx w/ uveitis - prevalence = 12.7%,, highest in Europeans (14.3%), lowest in Asian (6.5%). Uveitis risk factors included early age JIA onset, ANA-positive, and increased ESR. https://t.co/MxffJKvbik https://t.co/LDz60uwQTM

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Is the term polymyositis obsolete?.. now being replaced by dermatomyositis, necrotizing myopathy, inclusion body myositis, antisynthetase syndrome & overlap myositis. Full read overview of inflammatory myositis & new treatments from Joint Bone & Spine https://t.co/X46sptp1Ax https://t.co/QqyMv6fkVS

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❓️Is early intensive therapy with combination csDMARDs or TNFi superior to standard step care for the treatment of moderate to severe #psoriatic_arthritis? 🅰️ Yes 🔅Check out the SPEED RCT presented by @DrLauraCoates at #EULAR2025 OP0089 @RheumNow #Strategy

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