Education/ACR/EULAR

Applying updated ACR guidelines in real life isn’t always straightforward. Two experts share insights on managing lupus nephritis beyond the textbook. Sponsored by Aurinia https://t.co/Zfu8ij8DNe https://t.co/nFVJenDkqc

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Meet the RheumNow #EULAR2026 Reporting Team Delivering real-time insights from the forefront of rheumatology: 🩺 Dr. Antoni Chan (@synovialjoints) 🩺 Dr. Mrinalini Dey (@DrMiniDey) 🩺 Dr. Jiha Lee (@JihaRheum) 🩺 Dr. Aurelie Najm (@AurelieRheumo) 🩺 Dr. Janet Pope https://t.co/zpIeGWpL6P
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Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis

Update on Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis

Jack Cush, MD

Have you ever seen multicentric reticulohistiocytosis? Don't worry, it's a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis condition, characterized by papulonodular skin lesions and symmetric erosive polyarthritis, and has only been described in fewer than 500 cases reported worldwide.

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Infectious Rheumatology (5.15.2026)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush discusses his favorite journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.

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🚨 SAVE THE DATE June 3–6, 2026 RheumNow is bringing you real-time coverage of #EULAR2026 👉 Breaking data 👉 Late-breakers 👉 Global expert insights Don’t miss a moment. #Rheumatology https://t.co/hqmIdeoS4H
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APR: Still's Disease Companion slide deck for the Advanced Practice Rheum: Still's Disease and Fever video, featuring Dr. Jack Cush. https://t.co/wsUP2zEulC https://t.co/AWSNt9Uzlg

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Influential Rheumatoid Factors (5.8.2026) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow. https://t.co/BaugLQEIai https://t.co/WdWXAfB5lk

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Dr. Robert Terkeltaub walks through the evolution of gout at #RheumNowLive 2026. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/S6RXQo2Umt #Gout #Rheumatology #MedEd https://t.co/XDbTmj3MOw

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This is the book of my origins in Medicine; my medical school, St. Georges University (#SGU) that I went to in 1977. A great stroy of unlikely characters, with shared missions and dreams that developed me and thousands of other great Physicians who dramatically changed medical https://t.co/zGZXt6qcUm
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In Still's disease, what is the primary life-threatening complication clinicians must monitor for? If you think you know the answer, prove it in this week's RheumIQ quiz at https://t.co/KVK8J2iaFQ https://t.co/O62ZpIciWW

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Influential Rheumatoid Factors (5.8.2026)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nurses - the calm through chaos

Jack Cush, MD

Gloria was the charge nurse on 3 West when a “code” was called. Action, running, and commotion ensues as the crash cart, nurses, and respiratory therapist appear at the bedside. Two residents emerge as the patient is hooked up to the monitor. While everyone assumes their position and role,

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Great Lectures; Great Presentations Dr. Jack Cush lectures on giving a great presentation; based on 40 years of lecturing in Rheumatology. https://t.co/AvW8Z7bhkl https://t.co/LeI7oPDRan

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DERM on RheumNow PODCAST (April 2026) The Derm on RheumNow podcast is a collection of Citations and Content curated for dermatologists – addressing Psoriasis, PsA, CLE, vasculitis, HS, other CTD skin disorders. dermatology drugs, biologics, JAKs - their use, efficacy and side https://t.co/SlCGA364gj
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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

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Great Lectures; Great Presentations

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush lectures on giving a great presentation; based on 40 years of lecturing in Rheumatology.

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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

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

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Obesity is more than comorbidity—it’s a driver of inflammation. At #RheumNowLive 2026, Dr. Uzma Haque breaks down weight management strategies that actually move the needle in rheumatology care. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/A6fbPvV2tD #Rheumatology #Inflammation #Obesity https://t.co/RLxV44SrUB

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https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR 2026 brought together leading rheumatology experts for two days of practical, clinically focused education. Now you can watch the full program On Demand. Highlights include: • RA mortality trends and the mucosal hypothesis • IL-23 vs IL-17 inhibitor https://t.co/YMfxa7PDXF

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Therapeutic Updates

Underserved and Under-treated

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Watch our Underserved and Under-Treated series as part of this month's Mission: APP Partners in Care campaign. Now available: Pain Management and Workforce & APPs
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At first, it seemed similar to many other such sessions – a circle of folding chairs, a group of colleagues whose visages exuded understanding and acceptance – but this was special. I started the meeting…. “Hi, my name is Artie.”
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