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Associations in Rheumatology (10.3.2025)

d 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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Activity Trackers Can Predict RA Flares

d MedPage Today

People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who experienced disease flares often showed changes in heart rate and physical activity captured by popular wearable devices 4 weeks before they became clinically apparent, a small study indicated.

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ILD in Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Moving Toward Better Outcomes

d Charalampia Papadopoulou, MD, PhD

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is typically recognized for its striking skin rashes, vasculopathy, and muscle inflammation. Less visible, but equally significant, is lung involvement.

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Hip Osteoarthritis Treated with Exercise plus Weight Loss Diet

d Jack Cush, MD

An exercise and diet intervention study showed that while exercise improved hip pain, adding a weight loss diet to exercise did not change hip pain but improve most secondary outcomes.

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Guselkumab FDA Approved for Pediatric Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

d Jack Cush, MD

FDA announced yesterday that guselkumab (Tremfya) is approved for use in pediatric patients moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) or active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in children six years and older (weighing at least 40 kg).  

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Challenges diagnosing lung disease and ILD in pediatric patients

d Kristin Houghton, MD

Children with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myositis (JIIM) are at risk of developing lung disease, notably interstitial lung disease (ILD).

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Small 38 pt. RCT found that 16-wks of Mediterranean diet signif improved psoriasis PASI scores. Intervention grp had better PASI change at week 16 (−3.4 vs 0), PASI 75, and reducted hemoglobin A1c. Diet as adjunctive Rx in PsO!! https://t.co/oJnaAA8LMm https://t.co/AXxI8FWQqU

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Impact cumulative MTX on liver fibrosis? 1314 #PsA pts (age 44), 28% on MTX. Total of 44 (3%) had baseline liver fibrosis & 12% developed it over med/ 5.6 yrs. Cumulative MTX Did NOT assoc w/ liver fibrosis (OR 0.99), but high BMI & DM did (Metabolic factors) https://t.co/OSVZHskjB4
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Challenges diagnosing lung disease and ILD in pediatric patients Children with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myositis (JIIM) are at risk of developing lung disease, notably interstitial lung disease (ILD). https://t.co/SClva7aqKH https://t.co/hVX5zdju5V

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2019 National Health Survey of 87,678, 21% had chronic back pain (cLBP). cLBP had more Multimorbidity 62.1%, worse activity limitation. depression, and cardiovascular disease https://t.co/LFdWr0s6tg https://t.co/R5cZSWySUK

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Retrospective study of 137 pts w/ Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) w/ myositis Abs testing. 11% MSA+. & more like to have autoimmune Dz, +ANA, +RF. MSA negativity predicted by these 4: neg RF, ANA <1:320, no hypergammaglobulinemia, no Raynaud's - specificity 100%, sensitivity https://t.co/JAca1fpwZT
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Lung Involvement in Pre-RA When I see patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), I’m often asked: “Are the lungs and joints really connected?” The answer is yes, and the connection extends further back than some may realize. https://t.co/7Yl0flhJ3p
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Detection, Monitoring & Management of Autoimmune ILD The American Journal of Managed Care has reviewed the approach to patients with ILD; a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in those with SARDs, including RA, SSc, and IIM. https://t.co/xtRfLNyZA6 https://t.co/S9JFlMd9CN

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RA at risk for pneumonia & hospitalisation. Pop/ study (41187 RA vs 205935 matched controls). w/ 4yrs F/U, RA had signif. more pneumonia (adj HR 1.73) & hospitaliz (aHR 2.26); higher w/ seropositives (aHR 1.86 & 2.52) & bDMARDs (1.73), but not tsDMARDs (0.93) https://t.co/XJE1FqVqCn
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Axial involvement in PsA (axPsA)? study of 581 PsA pts (mean 45 yrs) found 31% w/ SpA-SI joint (SIJ) abnormalities on MRI (MRI-axPsA). MRI-axPsA pts had BM edema(69%), erosions (68%), fat lesions (58%). ~45% w/ Xrays, 29% met Xray mNY criteria for AS (38% +MRI). +MRI assoc w/ https://t.co/MRbs8G3MWq
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Study of 246 axSpA (nraxSpA 82, r-axSpA 164) w/ Sxduration 26 yrs. axSpA had more comorbid Dz (^CCI) esp for uveitis (28 vs 1%), IBD (10 v 1%), PsO (10 v 3%)], CVD (7 v 3%), FM (12 v 3%). BUT NO DIFF between r-axSp & nraxSpA for comorbidities https://t.co/0ERLt083yq https://t.co/65x02ZFKTb

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How Does Your Garden Grow (9.26.2025) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from RheumNow. Pool therapy, Fibrosis, NSIE's and what's best for knee OA. https://t.co/JCf9u8Wd4O https://t.co/g0xLmEMLbS

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QD clinics on ILD - lessons from the Clinic #3 QD clinics on ILD - lessons from the Clinic; brought to during the "Rheum to Breathe" ILD campaign ILD QD Clinic #3 ILD QD Clinic: Application of the ACR CHEST Guidelines to Two Cases ILD QD Clinic: Progressive RA-ILD Management https://t.co/oYZf9KT9JF
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What is IPAF? Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features - or IPAF - describes patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features, but they don’t meet a diagnosis of a CTD. https://t.co/ZEexaqoeLK https://t.co/p3Yfv2IkE2

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