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TONIGHT! Tuesday Night Rheumatology returns this month with the launch of Lupus Unlocked, starting with a special Journal Club session. Join authors Dr. Richard Furie and Dr. Brad Rovin as they walk us through their pivotal studies on lupus nephritis: đź“„ Obinutuzumab in Active https://t.co/REJQzVaslb
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Tuesday Night Rheumatology returns this month with the launch of Lupus Unlocked, starting with a special Journal Club session. Join authors Dr. Richard Furie and Dr. Brad Rovin as they walk us through their pivotal studies on lupus nephritis: đź“„ Obinutuzumab in Active Lupus https://t.co/PdhC857sfX
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EULAR Guidelines on Reproductive Health Rheumatology patients considering or actually having babies can safely take most of the medications currently used to treat their conditions, according to an updated guideline from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology https://t.co/121I7Yb8Ki
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Keys to Mastery (5.2.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, articles and drug approvals from the past week on RheumNow.com. This podcast marks the beginning of our Lupus Campaign called "Lupus Unlocked: Keys to Mastery". This month's campaign on Lupus is sponsored by Aurinia.

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Tuesday Night Rheumatology returns this month with the launch of Lupus Unlocked, starting with a special Journal Club session. Join authors Dr. Richard Furie and Dr. Brad Rovin as they walk us through their pivotal studies on lupus nephritis: đź“„ Obinutuzumab in Active Lupus https://t.co/2zZOEzsnnI
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2024 Management of Familial Mediterranean Fever Recommendations A EULAR/PReS combined task force has developed recommendations for the management of Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease worldwide. These evidence-based https://t.co/jZxCdXrDi6
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Rheumatology: Believe It or Not (4/25/2025) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow. Should we believe the reviews and metanalyses? https://t.co/pJFhcBkvjO https://t.co/9evGknrMSo

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Looking for the latest updates on treatments and disparities for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis? Join us at AWIR 2025 to learn from Maria Dall’Era, MD, Jean S. Engleman Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of https://t.co/QPyojkztCj

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Vitamin D for Prevention of Disease JAMA has published a clinical guideline on the use of vitamin D to prevent disease in children and adults. Guideline committee experts, included adult and pediatric endocrinology, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, nutrition, and https://t.co/zi3CpE0DVN
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2025 BSR Guideline for Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis The British Society of Rheumatology has published its 2025 Guidelines for the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA); addressing axial and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations including acute anterior uveitis, https://t.co/IRdxsZTFdC
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🦋 This May, RheumNow brings you Lupus Unlocked – Keys to Mastery Your one-stop hub for lupus education: ✅ Expert KOL content ✅ Weekly webinars & podcasts ✅ Engaging surveys + slides Sponsored by Aurinia — empowering HCPs to advance care. #Lupus #Rheumatology https://t.co/rf4GveV3eh
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Rheumatology: Believe It or Not (4/25/2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Should we believe the reviews and metanalyses?

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ACR & Arthritis Foundation Denounce the Dismantling of Vital Health Programs As organizations representing nearly 60 million adults and children living with arthritis in the United States and the rheumatologists and health care professionals who treat them, we are deeply https://t.co/VH3hPz115f
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CDC's Committee on Immunization (ACIP) met and recommended: 1. Expand strains for meningococcal vax 2. Lower age for RSV vax > 50y 3. Rec. chikungunya vax for certain travelers - Flu & Covid Vax to be up next mtg 6/25 https://t.co/jInnR5JSxS https://t.co/PXg0HDLgnL https://t.co/Vro5mbjG9R

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✅ Management of #REFRACTORY skin manifestations in patients with #LUPUS ➡️ my practical tips 💪 for #PANLAR2025 🇲🇽 https://t.co/KnJO0eXI4W

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JAMA Pt Education handout - Scleroderma https://t.co/UpK24WfyNF

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ACR & Arthritis Foundation Denounce the Dismantling of Vital Health Programs

Arthritis Foundation and ACR

As organizations representing nearly 60 million adults and children living with arthritis in the United States and the rheumatologists and health care professionals who treat them, we are deeply alarmed by this week’s dismantling of multiple branches of the Centers for Disease Control and

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CDC's Committee on Immunization (ACIP) met and recommended: 1. Expand strains for meningococcal vax 2. Lower age for RSV vax > 50y 3. Rec. chikungunya vax for certain travelers - Flu & Covid Vax to be up next mtg 6/25 https://t.co/jInnR5JSxS https://t.co/PXg0HDLgnL https://t.co/4pfZSRrEzi

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Osteoarthritis Risky Business (4.18.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and Journal reports from this week on RheumNow.com.  Osteoarthritis patients have unique risks and synovial fluid WBC numbers can tell you when to worry about septic arthritis in gout and pseudogout patients.

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Genetic Sequencing in Rheumatology

Jack Cush, MD

Genetic sequencing as a research and diagnostic tool has expanded in medicine and rheumatology. An interesting review in Arthritis and Rheumatology suggests that despite currently modest use, there will be an expanded role for genetic sequencing in the field of rheumatology. 

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JAMA Pt Education handout - Scleroderma https://t.co/UpK24WfyNF

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✅ T2T in #Lupus 👀 ⬇️⬇️ 📥 LINK https://t.co/F8w8qRZdsS #NosVemosEnPANLAR2025 https://t.co/JNx1wdwMb4

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Our Chief Medical Editor Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, (@LCalabreseDO) shares his reflections on the book: Masterclass in Medicine: Lessons from the Experts @ClevelandClinic https://t.co/gZhbrBLcnR

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Rheums! Have a rheumatology question or case for Dr. 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/uLoRmsAkiG https://t.co/ExthuSBSXs

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RheumNow Live 2025 is now available On Demand For the first time, https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR is offering exclusive access to: âś… 7 STEP Talks from top rheumatology experts âś… 21 Powerful lectures and Q & A Panels answering real-world questions âś… All speaker slides and handouts https://t.co/saW9WH4djO

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