Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
RHEUMATOLOGIST SURVEY: Which Lupus patients should undergo renal Bx?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
RHEUMATOLOGIST Survey: What are your contraindications tor renal Bx?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
Gout pts No-Shows after ED: Study of 159 gout pts w/ gout flare & ED visit - only 56 (35%) had an outpatient visit addressing gout within 6 mos. Higher odds w/ being married (OR 2.66), no comorbidities (OR 3.86), colchicine use (OR 2.7), being older (OR 1.44) https://t.co/tAorjwf8xX
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
US- Top Drug Rx Sales in 2024
Semaglutide $54 Billion
Tirzepatide $31.7 B
Adalimumab $28B
Apixaban $26 B
Empagliflozin $20.5 B
Pembrolizumab $18 B
Ustekinumab $17 B
Risankizumab $16 B
Dupilumab $15.6 B
Etanercept $10.1 B
Secukinumab $7.7 B
Immune globulin $7.1 B
Upadacitinib $7 https://t.co/Wjcu7LrTfC
Based on the results of the SELECT-GCA study, the US FDA has approved upadacitinib (Rinvoq or UPA) for the treatment of adults with giant cell arteritis (GCA), also known as temporal arteritis. This is the 9th FDA approved indication for upadacitinib in the U.S. for use in rheumatology, gastroenterology, and dermatology.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
RHEUMATOLOGIST SURVEY: Which Lupus patients should undergo renal Bx?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
RHEUMATOLOGIST Survey: What are your contraindications tor renal Bx?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
U.S. healthcare pharmaceutical spending reached $805.9 billion in 2024, a 10.2% increase from 2023 https://t.co/Aq7utEJ8sK https://t.co/zgEPppe6Oe
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
Review of SARCOPENIA - a loss of muscle mass and function, with significant implications on physical performance. More common in RA, SSc, SpA, SLE, FM, myositis, and vasculitis https://t.co/tCXdoEn9xR https://t.co/PvtmVCv2QJ
Association of Women in Rheumatology AWIRGROUP
1 year 3 months ago
Looking for the latest updates on treatments and disparities for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis?
Join us at AWIR 2025 to learn from Maria Dall’Era, MD, Jean S. Engleman Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of https://t.co/QPyojkztCj
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
RHEUMATOLOGIST Survey: What are your contraindications tor renal Bx?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
RHEUMATOLOGIST SURVEY: Which Lupus patients should undergo renal Bx?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
Study of 104 RA-ILD pts found that (31.7%) RA-ILD patients were ANCA positive (29/31 were p-ANCA+). compared to ANCA neg, ANCA+ RA-ILD had more respiratory Sxs, ANA positivity, worse PFTs, more acute exacerbations of ILD, more bronchietasis & honeycombing https://t.co/vZODUW9tSX https://t.co/6WUbSoOyOm
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
Neglected adult PFAPA syndrome case ub 69 yoF mis-Dx as pharyngitis or lymphadenitis unresponsive to Abx. Could've been Rx w/ daily colchicine. (PFAPA = Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis) https://t.co/0Nx5uFlwSx https://t.co/5pv6qGI8IE
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
1 year 3 months ago
Norwegian RevNatus Pregnancy study on 417 births in 350 women w/ axSpA: 86% (347) were breastfeeding @6wks, 70% @6mos, & 38% @12 mos. Non-breastfeeders more likely to have C-section (41 vs 20%), higher ASDAS-CRP (2.6 vs 2.2), CRP (5.3 vs 3.3), & VAS pain (41 vs 32) https://t.co/GhLtLqT0iS
