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Nurses - the calm through chaos

Jack Cush, MD

Gloria was the charge nurse on 3 West when a “code” was called. Action, running, and commotion ensues as the crash cart, nurses, and respiratory therapist appear at the bedside. Two residents emerge as the patient is hooked up to the monitor. While everyone assumes their position and role, Gloria ensures the protocol and steers the people, pumping, intubating, monitoring and medicating. 

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A Patient’s Plea for a New Paradigm in Autoimmune Disease

Jack Cush, MD

A current article in Nature Reviews Rheumatology has a patient boldly asking why we rheumatologists aren't more like her oncologists?

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More Comorbidity in Difficult to Treat RA

Jack Cush, MD

A systematic review demonstrated that smoking, obesity, fibromyalgia, and depression are significantly associated with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T-RA).

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Great Lectures; Great Presentations

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush lectures on giving a great presentation; based on 40 years of lecturing in Rheumatology.

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EULAR Recommendations for Physical Activity in Arthritis

Jack Cush, MD

EULAR has published a 2025 update for physical activity recommendations for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 

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Rheumatology Salaries 2025

Jack Cush, MD

Medscape has published its annual Physician Compensation report with physican salaries up roughly 3% and eight specialties earning more than $500,000 per annum. 

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Physician Use of Augmented Intelligence has Doubled

Jack Cush, MD

A 2026 Physician Survey to assess artificial intelligence and its use in Medical Practice has been published and follows earlier surveys around adoption and use. This is the third in a series of longitudinal surveys (prior waves 2023, 2024), enabling meaningful trend analysis. AI adoption has more than doubled in three years and physician sentiment shifting decisively toward cautious optimism.

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Ixekizumab With Tirzepatide Efficacy in Obese Psoriatic Arthritis

Jack Cush, MD

The TOGETHER-PsA trial has demonstrated the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab (IXE) administered with tirzepatide (TZP) in adult active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients who were overweight or obese.

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“60-40-20” - Ed Keystone (rumor has it he was actually bidding on a copy of my textbook!)

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Great Lectures; Great Presentations Dr. Jack Cush lectures on giving a great presentation; based on 40 years of lecturing in Rheumatology. https://t.co/AvW8Z7bhkl https://t.co/LeI7oPDRan

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A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT. He knows his time is running out. So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour. He died 5 months later. This is that lecture. The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇 Bookmark it for later https://t.co/tRUH05ysSt

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Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Story of Decline, Delay, or Plateau? Dr. Elena Myasoedova In this https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR 2026 podcast, Dr. Elena Myasoedova examines mortality trends in RA, exploring whether we are seeing continued decline, delayed impact, or a concerning https://t.co/yUob3Tv0tR

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What is the most widely shared physician concern regarding the use of augmented intelligence? Take this week's RheumIQ quiz to find out. https://t.co/SkXNtYJk2v https://t.co/fOKS5clUz5

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Top Four and More (4.10.2026) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from RheumNow this week - including his top four favorite subjects. https://t.co/TUPky5m1Mo https://t.co/QRgh9SqcOF

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Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Story of Decline, Delay, or Plateau? Dr. Elena Myasoedova https://t.co/YoQmrXHZif https://t.co/7v82hHvvZv

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“We’re facing a tsunami of retiring older, white rheumatologists” – Chad Deal, MD

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SATISFACTION (2.27.2026) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow. https://t.co/IfbOUZV0dP https://t.co/nVxjdG8f26

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