Steroids Corticosteroids remain a cornerstone of rheumatologic therapy — rapidly effective but chronically dangerous, as their power to suppress inflammation through inhibition of prostaglandins, lipoxygenase, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and proteases comes at the cost of a https://t.co/PKdnFi1XSr

True or False: HLA-B27 positivity in psoriatic arthritis is associated with earlier disease onset and a higher prevalence of axial involvement. Put your knowledge to the test in this week's RheumIQ quiz at https://t.co/KVK8J2iaFQ https://t.co/SZZqaNvO2Z

Have a Rheumatology question or case for Jack Cush? Record it here, and we may feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology. https://t.co/yyGRvXx3lL https://t.co/MgPqpaFLOc

Review of Toll-like Receptor Research A new review on TLRs systematically summarizes 40 years of discoveries in the TLR field, from the initial identification of Toll in Drosophila embryonic development to the current understanding of multilayered regulatory mechanisms that https://t.co/Rvy24nmuTj

Nurses - the calm through chaos Nurses are a unique breed. When they appear, it’s always a blessing. But who goes into nursing? What kind of person choose nursing over doctoring? https://t.co/smUWg06nVh https://t.co/swQYJ3NfZF

Supposedly there's a shortage of Infectious Dz specialists & Fellowship applic are down. Survey of 380 Int. Med residents (41 prgs) shows ID interest signif assoc w/ exposure to ID in Yr 1 & 2, outpt clinics, ID- research. https://t.co/AUkiIvsuaV https://t.co/pOqkBhy93U

EMA/European Commission has aproved Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the Treatment of Active Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults https://t.co/Fv9DON1AvB https://t.co/Li79tKzMxK

Medicare analysis of RA pts w/ metastatic nonsmall cell lung CA (mNSCLC) looked at 663 ICI-treated pts - 46% Rx w/ glucocorticoids (median Pred 6.6 mg/d). GC use was not associated with survival outcomes https://t.co/mwQeAgyKTC https://t.co/SR2XRD5Rhx

A Patient’s Plea for a New Paradigm in Autoimmune Disease A current article in Nature Reviews Rheumatology has a patient boldly asking why we rheumatologists aren't more like her oncologists? https://t.co/fJMwR864HW https://t.co/a6CJPpo4yq

Breaking the Rules: Dual-Advanced Combinations in Rheumatology For decades, the standard of care in rheumatology has been combination therapy - pairing methotrexate (MTX) with an advanced biologic or synthetic agent to achieve optimal outcomes. https://t.co/4lyYTTwJUU https://t.co/sYpYbCjlzm

American Nurses Assoc. response to Dept of Education’s Final Rule on Graduate Loans for nurses: "..profoundly dismayed by DoE exclusion of nursing from....“professional degree” programs... this ignores the voices of over 245,000 nurses and nurse advocates https://t.co/WEYdiO9x4n https://t.co/3wxOwDBHVg

4/30/26 US Dept of Education finalized is rule on Grad loans "Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE)" that will markedly cut Federal Grad loans for nurses, nurse practitioner (NP) and physician associate (PA) training. https://t.co/kdm0ZLZfnL https://t.co/OGr3BEYga7

Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Cardiovascular Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis In this prospective observational study 811 CIA patients analyze outcomes in patients with and without MetS, including cardiovascular death/hospitalization and all-cause death/hospitalization. https://t.co/WT3wTpeGPi

More Comorbidity in Difficult-to-Treat RA A systematic review demonstrated that smoking, obesity, fibromyalgia, and depression are significantly associated with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T-RA). https://t.co/guMm6mqJGr https://t.co/xiykw5tBlJ

STEP Talk: Mitigating Surgical Risk with Dr. Susan Goodman Surgery is high stakes for rheum patients. Dr. Susan Goodman shares how to mitigate perioperative risk and optimize outcomes at #RheumNowLive 2026. Smart prep = better recovery. https://t.co/AM1N3SimiY #Rheumatology https://t.co/wk99ytXZKl