All News
MTX Fails Knee OA (6.6.2025)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com
Read ArticleDenosumab and Osteoporosis - A JAMA Review
An overview of denosumab use in osteoporosis (OP) by Bauer and Ensrud was published in JAMA.
Read ArticleMoneyball Rheumatology (5.30.2025)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the book/movie, "Moneyball" and a suggests moneyball strategy is needed to find next level responses for our patients.
Read ArticleSLE Perspectives: Past, Present, Future
From fellowship through current times to looking ahead to the future, here are my lupus perspectives.
Read ArticleVitamin D Headlines (5.9.2025)
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.
Read Article
The global regenerative medicine market is estimated to be valued at USD 9.8 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 22.05 billion by 2035 -- AMAZING, especially since the (lack of) science and most evidence does NOT support it's efficacy! https://t.co/2D2K1jrQZH https://t.co/UBMPgeZ25G
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Let the young know they will never find a more interesting, more instructive book than the patient himself." – Giorgio Baglivi
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
PETRI-isms: "The patient is always right (even when they are wrong)." - Dr. Michelle Petri
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
MMWR: 1994 the U.S. Vaccines for Children program has covered the cost of vaccines for US children. Since 1994 routine child vaccinations will have prevented ~508 million illness, 32 million hospitalizations, & 1,129,000 deaths,; direct savings of $540 billion & societal savings https://t.co/CBUojpR3Q8
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Lupus Unlocked: Survey Responses
https://t.co/LQs7VKT6lq https://t.co/F7yqQvSvvZ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
2025 ACR Guideline for the Treatment of SLE
The ACR has released its 2025 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) treatment guidelines and consensus-based good practice statements, applicable to children and adults with SLE.
https://t.co/2NFwTllLZa https://t.co/Q6smp1ZVH2
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Lupus QD Clinic - All Swells that Ends Well
Workup and management of SLE with periorbital edema, HA and seizures
Featuring Dr. Sheila Reyes, The Philippines
https://t.co/DrelXfe76Z https://t.co/dntYllhjWj
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
2024 ACR Lupus Nephritis Guidelines: The Controversies
Drs. Maria Dall’Era & Michelle Petri discuss the sticking points in the latest lupus nephritis recommendations.
🗣️ Insightful, honest, and essential for your practice.
📍Full update on RheumNow: https://t.co/KPjyCrMTBr https://t.co/VoOslSqs99
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
🔓 Lupus Unlocked: Antiphospholipid Syndrome
📅 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM CT | 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT
Live Webinar w/ Q&A
Register Today: https://t.co/71NJsmBNf3
Livestream: X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook
This session is designed to provide practical insights https://t.co/jAtduyzl0l
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
A brief history of familial Mediterranean fever - FMF is most common periodic fever syndr. an inherited polyserositis mainly affects Arabs, Armenians, Jews, & Turks. Hx may date back to 1802 & Heberden. Osler described 11 cases in 1895. 1st clear report 1945 by Siegal 10 pts. https://t.co/61WOxt9fPy
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
TONIGHT! Tuesday Night Rheumatology: 🔓 Lupus Unlocked: Cutaneous SLE
Join us for a discussion of the diagnosis, management, and latest insights into cutaneous manifestations of SLE.
Featuring:
Dr. Victoria P. Werth
Dr. Matilda Nicholas
Dr. Anthony Fernandez
Dr. Christopher https://t.co/l0QjM9obk2
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Tuesday Night Rheumatology: 🔓 Lupus Unlocked: Cutaneous SLE
Join us for a discussion of the diagnosis, management, and latest insights into cutaneous manifestations of SLE.
Featuring:
Dr. Victoria P. Werth
Dr. Matilda Nicholas
Dr. Anthony Fernandez
Dr. Christopher Richardson https://t.co/w7cYVNUI9t
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Keys to Mastery (5.2.2025)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, articles and drug approvals from the past week on RheumNow.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. https://t.co/ke0XaJJJX5
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
45 southern African American SLE pts compared to multiethnic cSLE, AA pts had signif higher Dz activity & greater damage accrual. Their mean SLICC score was 8.4, SLEDAI 13, but was 7.4 @6 mos & 4,7 @1 yr. They traveled an avg distance 75 miles to see Rheum https://t.co/R8WimzY0Az https://t.co/1lOJpjO2SY
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)


