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Updated Algorithm for the Management of Restless Legs Syndrome
Diagnose: chronic vs intermittent RLS (no need for polysomnography)
Test Iron levels (& Rx if)
Consider: remove exacerbators; walking/massage/heat; carbidopa/ levodopa; pramipexole or ropinirole; low potency opioids; https://t.co/XdzIipw1X8
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
12 hours 46 minutes ago
Learn more about the fundamentals of CAR T-cell therapy and its investigational use in autoimmune disease.
Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb. https://t.co/VvTOYY3tvz
#CARTCellTherapy https://t.co/kaTom2dEnZ
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
14 hours 46 minutes ago
True or False: EULAR recommends glucocorticoids alone, without additional agents, for remission induction in life-threatening ANCA-associated vasculitis.
Did you get it right? Take this week's RheumIQ quiz at https://t.co/TBlB4pmnKa. https://t.co/4IsId6lJ4Y
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16 hours 2 minutes ago
In a claims analysis, 28.1% of patients with PsA had ≥1 predictor of IBD development at PsA diagnosis. 📊Which predictors had the highest association with future IBD? Click to learn more: https://t.co/x2pM0T9LWg
Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact. https://t.co/uDxtvPAgOK
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
16 hours 46 minutes ago
True or False: There is an available antidote for colchicine overdose. Check your answer in this week's RheumIQ at https://t.co/TBlB4pmnKa. https://t.co/RgJ4xEAuZA
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
18 hours 21 minutes ago
The mortality gap in gout has not improved in 20 years – CV disease is the leading cause of death (2-fold increase).
For more gout content, follow our Gout: More than Flares campaign at https://t.co/xnBVBN5IXZ, https://t.co/c12GmMaatt
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
18 hours 45 minutes ago
TNR: Gout Journal Club
https://t.co/vWNEof3F6b https://t.co/EgfqfKU1lx
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
20 hours 45 minutes ago
QD Clinic: Cellulitis Paradoxes
Dr. Richard Conway, Dublin, discusses a case of cellulitis and gout. Presented as part of RheumNow's "Gout: More than Flares" campaign during the month of July 2026.
https://t.co/ZeYyISJrrE https://t.co/2Ih4QRa7FK
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
FDA Delays Gout Drug NASP with Complete Response Letter
On June 26, 2026, SOBI received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will delay a decision on NASP, pending the company's answer to questions regarding the drugs https://t.co/NmPbWmYd0p
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Non-gout drugs that may lower uric acid – losartan, amlodipine, ACE inhibitors, fenofibrate, atorvastatin, leflunomide, vitamin C, estrogen, and high-dose ASA.
For more gout content, follow our Gout: More than Flares campaign at https://t.co/xnBVBN5IXZ, https://t.co/vmNvqojAcS
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
Problems with treatment adherence in the management of gout
Compared to common medical conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia or osteoporosis, where the reported drug adherence rates are between 50% to 70%, the drug adherence for gout is 37%. This https://t.co/OoLh0HUUH2
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 day ago
🎥 In this RheumNow Therapeutic Update, Dr. Nicola Dalbeth reviews the latest evidence on the Outcomes of Tophaceous Gout and what every rheumatologist should know.
Watch now: https://t.co/KQmkdziLF5
#Gout #Rheumatology #MedEd #SystemicBurdenOfGout https://t.co/h8LhE5XW00
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