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ACR Commends Legislation Addressing Harmful Medicare Payment Cuts to Physicians

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The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) applauded the bipartisan introduction of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, legislation to fully offset the harmful 2.8% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).

Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Becoming Milder?

A 24 year, prospective study analyzing very early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in three consecutive eras suggests that RA has evolved since 2005, demonstrating less seropositivity, inflammation, and erosions but is characterized by more comorbidity, smoking and corticosteroid use.

Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis

BMC has published a full read literture review of pharmacological pain management in rheumatoid arthritis, pointing out that the best evidence for pain control comes from the use of DMARDs and treat-to-target strategies.

BSR Guideline on Management of Sjögren disease

The British Society for Rheumatology has published its guideline for the management of adult and juvenile onset Sjogren's disease. 

Recent Excess Mortality in Young Adults

JAMA has published a University of Minnesota cross-sectional study showing early adult (ages 25-44) mortality in the U.S. has risen substantially between 2011 to 2019 and 2020 to 2023. The largest portion of 2023 excess mortality was driven by drug poisoning, but many other external and natural causes exceeded what prior trends would have projected.

Blood Flow Restriction to Reduce Pain in Knee OA

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A technique now widely used in sports medicine to speed recovery from leg injuries helped reduce symptoms and improve function in people with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a randomized trial showed.

Participation is Up! (1.31.2025)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. We also have two call-in cases on "Ask Cush Anything".

Be sure to join in the fun at RNL 2025 next weekend - Gong Show Karaoke; what will you sing?

AGA Guideline: Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in At-Risk Individuals

The American Gastroenterology Association has published its revised clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in at-risk patients, particularly those with immune-mediated disease, receiving immunomodulatory therapy and steroids.

Young Males and Future Risk of MSK and Chronic Diseases

A large cohort of 18-year-old Swedish males were followed longitudinally for cardiovascular, respiratory, and musculoskeletal outcomes.

Celecoxib Lowers Colon Cancer Recurrence Risk

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology today announced the results of a data analysis from a randomized phase III clinical trial involving patients with stage III colon cancer, which found that adding the drug celecoxib

Proinflammatory Diet Increases Gout Risk

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Some dietary habits are worse than others when it comes to gout risk for women, a large study indicated.

Infectious Sacroiliitis

A large Chinese cohort study of patients with infectious sacroiliitis (SI) suggests that CT-guided biopsy of the sacroiliac joint is necessary to properly identify the infectious pathogen leading to SI.
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