Anti-Rheumatic Rx

Four Decades of Gout Management

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During this month-long campaign on Gout, we have documented many significant changes in our approach to gout, as well as many unmet needs and deficiencies that merit our continued, primary attention.  We are all familiar with the famous 1905 quote, “Those who cannot remember the past

Treatment goals in gout: aim for remission!

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Rheumatologists are used to the concept of disease remission as this is a treatment goal we use for many chronic rheumatic diseases in our clinical practice. Recently, G-CAN (the Gout and Crystal Arthritis Network), endorsed a 

New Avacopan Analysis Sent to FDA

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After data manipulation allegations, the FDA has been calling for the vasculitis drug to be pulled from the market since January.

Amgen has submitted a third-party review of avacopan's (Tavneos) pivotal trial data and other analyses to the FDA in a bid to keep the embattled drug for

Tips for safe use of allopurinol

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These are tips and hopefully the patients are abstaining from moderate alcohol and are not tipsy! Here are 5 tips that may not be totally obvious.

$2 Million in Research Grants for Juvenile Arthritis

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July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, and while many people think of arthritis as a disease of aging, nearly 300,000 children in the U.S. are living with a rheumatic disease.

Equally important is that 2026 marks a 50 year anniversary for Pediatric

Genetic Risk Loci in Fibromyalgia

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Researchers examined genetic data drawn from 11 different worldwide cohorts, that included from more than 2.5 million adults, of which 55,000 had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. They identified DNA sequence variants in 26 regions of the genome that affect the risk of developing fibromyalgia.

Uricase-Targeted Therapies in Gout

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In most mammals, uricase catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to allantoin, a highly soluble compound easily excreted by the kidneys. But humans lack functional uricase, leaving xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol/febuxostat) as first-line urate-lowering therapy (ULT). Uricase-based

The Wider Implications of Dactylitis

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Dactylitis, AKA the "sausage digit", is a hallmark of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but as Possemato and colleagues point out, it is fundamentally a clinical sign, and not a diagnosis. This review article discusses the wider implications of dactylitis in rheumatology and medicine underscores the

When Gout Flares, So Does the Cardiovascular System

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We have spent decades teaching that a gout flare is a joint problem: a hot, swollen, painful joint that we treat with anti-inflammatory drugs and move on from (i.e., the treat to avoid symptoms strategy). The campaign title says it well — gout is more than flares. I would add

Chikungunya Club Meeting (7.24.2026)

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.

Swimming Reduces Disability from Low Back Pain

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Swimming is commonly recommended for patients with chronic low back pain. Yet, there is little trial data investigating swimming. An Australian study has shown for the first time that a program of swimming can be clinically effective in reducing disability from chronic low back pain

Interferon-α as an Immunologic Driver of Sjögren's Disease

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