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The RheumNow Week in Review – Lupus in the News (7.27.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review –Fateful Outcomes in Rheumatology (7.13.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com. Fateful outcomes in Rheumatology, what happens to Seronegatives, IL-23 fails, MRI progression, Not all inflammatory back pain becomes SpA:
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – Life Savers for Rheumatologists (6.29.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews selected news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – EULAR18 Epilogue (6.22.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews EULAR 2018 and the past week's news and reports from RheumNow.com, including DMARDs in OA, the price of Penicillamine, Infections when ANCA+, CV outcomes in gout, NSAIDs in Pregnancy and Seropostive vs. Seronegative Outcomes.
Read ArticleChanging my Mind at EULAR
Each year I attend I hope that I’m going to come across something that changes my practice and this year, I think I may have struck gold at a session on Giant Cell arteritis at EULAR in Amsterdam.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review – Good News for GPA, CZP, Tofa but not ERA (6.1.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews this weeks reports from RheumNow.com, including the risk of autoimmunity with vaccination, early RA outcomes, new FDA approvals for certolizumab and tofacitinib and the risk of death from infection with biologics.
Read ArticleUstekinumab: A Novel Intervention in Giant Cell Arteritis
Treatment of refractory giant cell arteritis (GCA) with ustekinumab (Stelara) showed therapeutic promise as a steroid-sparing agent in a small, open-label study, Irish researchers reported.
Read ArticleMPO Antibodies Predict Relapses in MPO-ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
A study of MPO-ANCA positive patients followed serially over 2 years shows that reappearance of MPO‐ANCA may predict relapse in patients with MPO‐ANCA positive AAV and that routine MPO‐ANCA monitoring is warranted.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review - Nonadherence and Astronomic Costs (5.11.18)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights, news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleMortality Risks Shift in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Mortality remains high in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), but the causes of death tend to change over time, a researcher reported here.
Read ArticleFixed and Tailored Rituximab Regimens Equal in ANCA Associated Vasculitis
The French Vasculitis Study Group has published the results of the MAINRITSAN2 trial designed to compare individually tailored versus fixed-schedule rituximab (RTX) reinfusion for remission maintenance in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAVs).
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review - 23 March 2018
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the highlights from the news, journals and major meetings. New announcements and approval from the FDA; novel associations between ANCA vasculitis and thyroid disease; flare rates after arthroplasty; and pregnancy outcomes for men and women.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review - 16 March 2018
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the highlights from the news, journals and major meetings. Bigtime rheumatologic lessons with tales from intestinal crypts, the friendly skies & the hips of hockey players. Also the microbiome and lupus, benefits of ENT findings with GPA and rare risk of opportunistic infections with biologics.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow Week in Review - 2 March 2018
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read ArticleShorter Steroid Courses Effective in ANCA+ Vasculitis
An 8-week course of prednisone plus rituximab (Rituxin) offered good outcomes in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), including complete remission, researchers reported.
Read ArticleApremilast Continues to Look Good in Behcet's Disease
The 2018 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting features recent findings of a phase III trial of apremilast in active Behçet’s Disease, showing significant reductions in oral ulcers at week 12 for those treated with apremilast 30 mg twice daily.
Read ArticleRWCS Day 3 Podcast
Listen in on the proceedings from the 2018 RWCS meeting in Maui with excerpts from leading teachers in rheumatology. This podcast features topics in dermatology, the fellowship program lead by Dr. Bernie Rubin and videos by the fellows. Featured are Drs.
Read ArticleThe RWCS - RheumNow Week in Review - 9 February 2018
Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights, news and recent research published this week on RheumNow.com. This week's report includes news and education from the RWCS meeting in Maui.
Read ArticleESRD Death Declines in Vasculitis Patients
In the past 2 decades, mortality from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among U.S. patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) has declined significantly, a nationwide study found.
Read ArticleHigher Fracture Risk with PMR and GCA
Corticosteroid therapy is integral to the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) and a new retrospective cohort study from the UK shows that PMR and GCA have similar, increased risk of fractures.
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