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Vitamin D Headlines (5.9.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and lupus highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com. Triple positivity, the gut and CRPS, and hope for better outcomes with Vitamin D therapy. 

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Keys to Mastery (5.2.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, articles and drug approvals from the past week on RheumNow.com. This podcast marks the beginning of our Lupus Campaign called "Lupus Unlocked: Keys to Mastery". This month's campaign on Lupus is sponsored by Aurinia.

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2024 Management of Familial Mediterranean Fever Recommendations

Jack Cush, MD

A EULAR/PReS combined task force has developed recommendations for the management of Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease worldwide. These evidence-based recommendations update the 2016 recommendations developed for rheumatologists and other HCPs who care for FMF patients.

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Rheumatology: Believe It or Not (4/25/2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Should we believe the reviews and metanalyses?

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Unmet Needs in Still’s disease

Jack Cush, MD

In February 2023, an expert consensus panel of pediatric and adult rheumatologists met to address challenges in Still’s disease (SD), including systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset SD. They addressed four main topics: (1) early recognition and diagnosis of SD; (2) pathogenetic pathways and possible biomarkers for diagnosis and response; (3) refractory disease and risk factors, and (4) treatment of SD and its complications.

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2025 BSR Guideline for Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis

Jack Cush, MD

The British Society of Rheumatology has published its 2025 Guidelines for the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA); addressing axial and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations including acute anterior uveitis, psoriasis and IBD.

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Is High Dose Aspirin Needed in Kawasaki Disease?

Jack Cush, MD

Does aspirin add any advantage to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) alone in children with Kawasaki disease (KD)?

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EMR Messaging Woes (4.11.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

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

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Retrospective study of 131 childhoold SLE pts found lymphopenia (in 53%) significantly correlated w/ higher anti-dsDNA and increased disease activity. (r = −0.63). Lymphopenia assoc w/ more nephritis (72%), HTN (24%), leukopenia (36%) & neuropsychiatric SLE https://t.co/F1NALw86hu
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Congrats to Dr. Virginia Pascual who was elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Virginia isthe director of Gale & Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health & Ronay Menschel Professor of Pediatrics @ Weill Cornell Medicine. Her translational/basic research have been https://t.co/hOYi59xMC5
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Neglected adult PFAPA syndrome case ub 69 yoF mis-Dx as pharyngitis or lymphadenitis unresponsive to Abx. Could've been Rx w/ daily colchicine. (PFAPA = Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis) https://t.co/0Nx5uFlwSx https://t.co/ZAUILEsH8E

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Unmet Needs in Still’s disease In February 2023, an expert consensus panel of pediatric and adult rheumatologists met to address challenges in Still’s disease (SD), including systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset SD (AOSD). They addressed four main https://t.co/h6FNkQyoKj
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Retrospective study of 334 children with non-organic amplified MSK pain syndr(AMPS) plus back pain. Pts w/ localized AMPS were more likely to have a (+) straight leg raising test (P 0.01) & diffuse AMPS more likely to have allodynia & incongruent affect (reporting pain, but still https://t.co/unbub6VK0t
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If you see women with inflammatory arthritis who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, the MAMA Study may be recruiting at an obstetric unit near you. To find out what is happening, visit @TheMAMAStudy, https://t.co/N8B5MpTsRx, or email mama@npeu.ox.ac.uk. @NPEU_CTU @NPEU_Oxford https://t.co/lQdgUiZ0Cb

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Is High Dose Aspirin Needed in Kawasaki Disease (KD)? Does aspirin add any advantage to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) alone in children with KD? A randomized clinical trial IVIG alone was not inferior to IVIG plus aspirin, suggesting that high-dose aspirin during initial https://t.co/vThkP4AH6x
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Uveitis Risk with Slow Adalimumab Weaning Patients with pediatric non-infectious uveitis (NIU) who achieved remission on adalimumab (Humira) had lower recurrence rates when the drug was withdrawn more gradually, a retrospective cohort analysis indicated. https://t.co/KgQsK6fVnr
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📢Calling all paediatrics! #BSR25 is almost here - Check out our top paediatric highlights from a packed Annual Conference programme 🔗Read our latest blog now: https://t.co/8uJMiqg2fW https://t.co/PAASNk3ZuF

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Prof Ian Giles will be covering a range of topics at this year's Rheumapreg Conference such as how immunologic changes and placental dysfunction cause adverse outcomes in rheumatic disease pregnancies. View the full prgramme and learn more: https://t.co/tjiycjKJ8i https://t.co/FugHvtm8fY

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185 children with SLE (cSLE) were analyze for long-term outcomes. 38 (20.54%) had serositis. Pts w/ serositis were younger, had more Dz activity, acomorbidities, & mortality. Having both serositis and ESRD increased risk of poor 20 Yr survival. https://t.co/fw8wcuS48E https://t.co/LgS3Sxy7gd

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185 children with SLE (cSLE) were analyze for long-term outcomes. 38 (20.54%) had serositis. Pts w/ serositis were younger, had more Dz activity, acomorbidities, & mortality. Having both serositis and ESRD increased risk of poor 20 Yr survival. https://t.co/tnYgg6MNXp https://t.co/zJor1oTFfD

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