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Remission — believe it or not. What’s happening in rheumatology this week? Dr. Jack Cush breaks down the latest news and journal reports on RheumNow:
10-year T2T data: 82% in remission
Residual steroids don’t preserve remission
Biologics linked to lower PsA risk
GLP-1s + knee OA https://t.co/2Zf9g1Wehg
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28 minutes 51 seconds ago
DERM on RheumNow PODCAST (September 2026)
The Derm on RheumNow podcast is a review of recent citations and content curated for dermatologists – addressing Psoriasis, PsA, CLE, calcinosis, CTD skin disorders. dermatology drugs, biologics, and JAK inhibitors. https://t.co/QYX9G5UFg5
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2 hours 28 minutes ago
The GLP-1 Opportunity Cost in Rheumatology
There is no doubt it is an incredibly exciting time to be tackling obesity-related diseases, like many rheumatic diseases appear to be, to some extent.
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16 hours 28 minutes ago
Supervised Physiotherapy Wins after ACL Repair
The Annals of Internal Medicine has shown that chronic knee symptoms following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery is significantly lessened by a program of physiotherapist-supervised exercise therapy with https://t.co/8HWmkmIexr
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17 hours 58 minutes ago
The weight is off, the DMARDs are off - now what?
Sometimes it’s only when we have effective solutions that we have to think about what to do next. And when that happens, remember why we do things in the first place. In an era when weight loss is happening on scale, now we need https://t.co/MTjU5YRS5q
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20 hours 13 minutes ago
Observational study of 228 #PsA pts Rx biologics, either early (<2yrs; mean 6 mos) vs later (mean 3.6 yrs). Groups were balanced in all parameters; after 6 mos no diff in DAPSA50 or PASI75 response. Biologics work regardless of when started. https://t.co/ZCDR8l2CsI https://t.co/PHgtgZu12G
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21 hours 27 minutes ago
Treatment for Obesity and Inflammation, but at what Cost?
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23 hours 27 minutes ago
Obesity & Biologic Treatment Response
Prepared for "The Obesity Imperative" campaign.
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1 day ago
Prednisone Primer for Patients
The Washington Post published a patient overview on "what Prednisone does to your body".
Prednisone is a double-edged drug. It has been on the market since 1955, ranks among the 40 most-prescribed US drugs, and about 10 million Americans receive
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1 day ago
Worldwide the Sjögren’s disease market size was valued at approximately $1 billion USD in 2025 and is projected to reach nearly $10 billion USD by 2036 (with annual growth of 26.2% during the forecast period from 2026 to 2036). https://t.co/kxwftpIDeo https://t.co/RnEbzqFi2W
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1 day ago
QD Clinic: Managing Muscle and Fat Loss with GLP-1s
Dr. David Liew, Melbourne, presents this QD Clinic as part of RheumNow's "The Obesity Imperative" campaign presented in September 2026.
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1 day ago
ARthritis & CAncer (ARCA) is Spanish retro study of 728 #RA pts w/ Hx of CA & Rx w/ biologics. W/ F/U of 11 022 yrs, new/recurrent CA was not incr (7.3/1000PYs) & = Pts Rx w/ csDMARDs (HRs 0.94; 0.73,1.21) & not incr w/ TNFi (0.94), IL-6i (1.03), CD20i (0.81), JAKi (0.6), ABA https://t.co/UUWlsaYV0Z
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1 day ago
Mediterranean Diet Lowers Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has published the results of the SUN Project study, showing that long-term adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) was associated with a substantially lower risk of https://t.co/9GhEwXuCEI
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1 day ago
Bringing TOGETHER-PsA Into Clinical Practice
The TOGETHER-PsA trial provides prospective evidence supporting an integrated approach to PsA and weight management, reinforcing the importance of addressing both inflammatory disease activity and metabolic health as part of https://t.co/WmF4mdxDWR
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2 days ago
GCA international survey of 155 specialists (rheums 51%; ophthal 33%). w/ GCA dx, ASA started in only 15%; w/ 69.5% uncertain. w/ visual loss, 93% Rheums, 85% Ophthal Rx w/ IVGC, followed by oral. Uncertainty for IV versus po GC seen in 68.5% https://t.co/sWZQv8yw3u https://t.co/08tdXxDve8
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