EULAR Recommendations for Physical Activity in Arthritis EULAR has published a 2025 update for physical activity recommendations for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). https://t.co/RFECflCUgf https://t.co/Da7D6KpN6q

Synovial tissue study from 244 #OA pts undergoing surgery, finds variable synovial pathotypes - High-grade synovitis in 64% (55% lympho-myeloid, 12% diffuse-myeloid, 33% pauci-immune). Lympho-myeloid had highest inflammation, incr by high BMI. https://t.co/cc0Z3KWtY0 https://t.co/zf7r23KGCy

RA is significantly associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures (OPF) -RR 1.47 (1.32–1.64), for both female (1.39) & male(1.69) pts. Metanalysis of OPF in RA (7 cohort studies, 12,408pts). https://t.co/XP719A3ZM6 https://t.co/40phL7K9EB

Neoplasia and Autoimmune Disease Malignancy rivals cardiovascular disease as a leading cause of death in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation can drive oncogenesis, while antitumor immune responses can trigger autoimmune https://t.co/uIsVl1N1hH

Switch or Cycle - Upadacitinib vs Adalimumab in Refractory RA After the first tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) failure, patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) responded by switching to upadacitinib, compared to cycling to a second TNFi, adalimumab. https://t.co/mEaUcBD2ZK

Mexico study of SLE mortality in kids. Betw 2000-23, SLE accounted for 637/280,334 child deaths. Females (80%) had 4X higher deaths than males (ASMR 0.13 vs 0.03). No consistent trend in time for mortality. https://t.co/gkoXG90nLx https://t.co/BB0JhTHFKf

A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT. He knows his time is running out. So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour. He died 5 months later. This is that lecture. The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇 Bookmark it for later https://t.co/tRUH05ysSt

APR: Methotrexate Companion slide deck for the Advanced Practice Rheum: Methotrexate video, featuring Dr. Jack Cush. https://t.co/8422FKN4dq https://t.co/6gVS7dA8Gi

True or False: Low-dose aspirin given at giant cell arteritis diagnosis is associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Put your answer to the test in the latest RheumIQ quiz at https://t.co/XLPVoyCbLB. https://t.co/C5CSwuv5mF

Study of 216 RA pts - Serum IL-8 independently assoc w/ RA Dz activity. CRP & IL-6 significantly associated w/ higher IL-8 levels, but RF & CCP did not. IL-8 also correlated w/ CV risk (SCORE2) & carotid intima media thickness https://t.co/aqUoAeXFFP https://t.co/ZW7OAx8YGK

Dental study from India assessed periodontal Dz (PD) in 170 RA vs 170 non-RA pts. RA had more PD, ^ESR, more mild PD (39% v 29%). DAS-28 correlated w/ PD severity. Pts w/ periodontitis had 3X ods of RA (OR = 2.9) /https://t.co/bvOnFzbRcd https://t.co/cSxfiIR4iS

Follow the Money (4.23.2026) Dr. Jack Cush follows the money and all the news that fits the Rheumatology Gab for this past week. https://t.co/nEWINTOw6L https://t.co/a4oZxqwYhv