Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Report of 54 Sjögren dz pts w/ cutaneous vasculitis (CV); most had cryoglobulinemic vasculitis & hypergammaglob.vasculitis. Sjogrens w/ CV had higher risk of lymphoma. Type II cryoglob. vasculitis incr risk of mortality/lymphoma, renal dz, peripheral nerve involvement https://t.co/7UPFd2dSZU
What is the optimal glucocorticoids (GC) regimen in giant cell arteritis (GCA)? Does methotrexate (MTX) work in GCA?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Sucutaneous anifrolumab? Phase III TULIP-SC trial in SLE patients showed SC anifrolumab (Saphnelo) significantly reducted lupus disease activity compared to placebo. https://t.co/vvI2av2vAJ https://t.co/0V1wsmFk0N
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Single-center retrospective study 49 pts w/ primary angiitis CNS (PACNS) stratified by vessel size. Vessel size dx by imaging & neuroradiologists. Small vessel involv(n 9) was significantly assoc w/ +Biopsies, CTX use, functional decline & more relapses. https://t.co/DF6DknoPxY https://t.co/puc6nvEAut
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Systematic review of 139 RCTs(9644 pts) & 12 Rx options for knee OA (KOA) shows simple Rx is best. For pain and function, knee brace was best, followed by exercise, and US worst. For total WOMAC best was hydrotherapy, then exercise & LaserTx. (Short wave diathermy worst) https://t.co/sN9TxJGn6N
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
🎓 Learning just got smarter.
Every week, RheumIQ challenges you with a quick quiz on current rheumatology updates.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Worsening Breathlessness in SSc ILD
Dr. Aurelie Najm, Glasgow, presents a QD Clinic on worsening breathlessness in systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease, as part of RheumNow's Rheum to Breathe: ILD campaign, presented throughout the month of September 2025. https://t.co/P3MoM7ZmIo
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
GLP-1 Drugs Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who used GLP-1 receptor agonists had less disease activity and improved cardiovascular biomarkers, a small retrospective study indicated.
https://t.co/x2soZxuZCO https://t.co/84lnQOzsvP
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
What you need to know about scleroderma-related lung fibrosis
What do you need to know about scleroderma-related lung fibrosis as a practicing rheumatologist?
https://t.co/Ezl5G5IZeI https://t.co/zTF4lIYCAJ
While we know there are certain clinical features serving as predictors that patients with SSc may develop ILD, including diffuse skin disease and serologies such as anti-Scl-70 and Th/To antibodies, it is imperative that clinicians consider that any patient, particularly early in their disease course (5 years of disease since the first non-Raynaud phenomenon symptom) could develop ILD.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Guselkumab (Tremfya) 1st IL-23 inhibitor to be FDA approved for subcutaneous induction in adults with ulcerative colitis https://t.co/KaZVzyomeY
jpedrokessner KessnerJp
1 year ago
New Multidisciplinary Classification of the Interstitial Pneumonias: ATS/ERS Guideline.
https://t.co/HWteOikGXT
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Verba Volant, Scripta Manet
- Latin proverb meaning "spoken words fly away, written words remain", https://t.co/gXgDR7YS0C
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year ago
Join us Sept 23 @ 7PM ET for the next Rheum to Breathe Journal Club!
We’ll dive into two pivotal ILD studies:
📄 FIBRONEER (Nerandomilast in PPF) – NEJM 2025
📄 RECITAL (Rituximab vs Cyclophosphamide in CTD-ILD) – Lancet
Panelists: Dr. Toby Maher, Dr. Shervin Assassi
Moderator: https://t.co/BebFhDJ1mM
