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RheumNow Podcast with Special Guest Dr. Michael Weinblatt (9.22.2023)

Sep 22, 2023

Dr. Jack Cush is joined by Dr. Michael Weinblatt as they discuss this weeks news and journal reports, including difficult RA, HLA typing and abatacept responses and new regulatory decisions. 




  1. UCB has issued a press update on its pending application for the approval of their

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What Changed FDA's Mind About Ilaris for Gout?

MedPage Today
Sep 21, 2023

The FDA quietly approved the interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitor canakinumab (Ilaris) for gout 10 days ago, with no announcement from either the agency or the drug's manufacturer, Novartis -- leaving outsiders to guess at what changed in the dozen years since the company's first attempt to gain

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Woeful Rheumatology Referrals Early diagnosis of IA is rooted in patient (self or MD) referrals. A recent analysis shows only a minority of rheumatology referrals had inflammatory arthritis, with only 21% were seen within the first 6 weeks of symptoms. https://t.co/qIgCzp9UoC https://t.co/bdXccqz7z9
ACR Position Paper: Cost Impact of Rheumatologic Care The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has published evidence that rheumatologic care can save more than $2700 per patient per year. https://t.co/6tjZbWe3J6 https://t.co/ShZtgzLPsQ
New ACR RA-ILD Treatment Guidelines – What Were They Smoking!? #RA @RichardPAConway weighs in. https://t.co/bPB162y6s1 https://t.co/u4B9xN6ISj
SAVE THE DATE! RheumNow Live will now be taking place in January! Who is joining us? https://t.co/EdrLp87Z81
All September long, RheumNow presents "Hard Decisions in RA." You'll get comprehensive coverage through Therapeutic Updates, Tuesday Night Rheumatology, Blogs, Journal Club, Surveys and More! #RA https://t.co/ybKi8DlHVq

RheumNow Podcast – with Special Guest Dr. Janet Pope (9.8.2023)

Sep 08, 2023

This week, Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news with special guest, Dr. Janet Pope. They discuss "Not-non-Inferior", large scale genetic screening, Zoster risk w/ newer lupus drugs, tapering, RA referral problems and the TNR webinar session on "ORAL Surveillance Revisited".

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Woeful Rheumatology Referrals

Sep 07, 2023

Early diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis (IA) is rooted in patient (self or MD) referrals. A recent analysis shows only a minority of rheumatology referrals had inflammatory arthritis, with only 21% were seen within the first 6 weeks of symptoms. 



A total of 1023 were patients

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Join us on 9/12 for Tuesday Night Rheumatology webinar, "Early Referrals and Early Treatment Decisions". This is our second webinar presented during the Hard Decisions in #RA month. Panelists: Dr. Martin Bergman Dr. Vivian Bykerk Dr. Glen Hazelwood https://t.co/vm41HkEmTe https://t.co/SIdH6ycPpg
Miss this week's TNR on Oral Surveillance Revisited? Watch the playback here. Join an hour long panel discussion featuring Drs. Janet Pope, Jeff Curtis, Jon Giles and Roy Fleischmann. TNR is sponsored by BMS. #RA https://t.co/Q6zptUxDaW https://t.co/HPuQXWZSBr

ICYMI: ACR Guidelines for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatic Conditions

ACR
Sep 04, 2023

The American College of Rheumatology released summaries of two new guidelines for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease and for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic

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SAVE THE DATE! RheumNow Live will now be taking place in January! Will you be there? https://t.co/cpfWvKaR1y

Hard Decisions in RA (9.1.2023)

Sep 01, 2023

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow, and introduces our September campaign - "Hard Decisions in RA".

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ACR Position Paper: Cost Impact of Rheumatologic Care

Aug 31, 2023

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has published evidence that rheumatologic care can save more than $2700 per patient per year.

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SAVE THE DATE! RheumNow Live will now be taking place in January! Will you be there? https://t.co/WCfBzthXvl
2023 ACR/EULAR APS Classification Criteria The ACR and EULAR have combined efforts to establish an intnt'l multidisciplinary Steering Committee to develop classification criteria for the new APS to be applied in observational studies and clinical trials. https://t.co/9FcDzgGHXY https://t.co/HZfpA0glaR

2023 ACR/EULAR Antiphospholipid Syndrome Classification Criteria

Aug 29, 2023

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and EULAR have combined efforts to establish an international multidisciplinary Steering Committee to develop classification criteria for the new antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) to be applied in observational studies and clinical trials.

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Dr. Naomi Rothfield (1929 – 2023)

Aug 29, 2023

Medical schools are rife with mentors. In my rheumatology fellowship I had tow great mentors, Peter Lipsky and Morris Ziff.  They introduced me, and other young rheumatologists, to other rheumatology giants and mentors, including Dr. Naomi Rothfield - who they often spoke of as a leader worth

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Hip Replacement Surgery After Age 90

EurekAlert!
Aug 28, 2023

Potentially modifiable comorbid conditions and complications have a major impact on the risks of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for people in their nineties, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

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Before You Know It (8.25.2023)

Aug 24, 2023

Dr. Jack Cush comments on the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com: VEXAS scoring, scleroderma sine scleroderma and head scratchers from southeast Asia.




  1. Taiwan Health records research show gout (121,236) patients, when propensity matched (121,236) w/

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ACR Guidelines for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatic Conditions

ACR
Aug 24, 2023

The American College of Rheumatology released summaries of two new guidelines for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease and for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic

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WSJ: Do Younger or Older Doctors Get Better Results?

Aug 23, 2023

A recent Wall St. Journal essay (by AB Jena and C Worsham) suggests that a physician’s effectiveness has less to do with age than with how many patients they see and how well they stay up to date on research.



If admitted to the hospital would you rather your physician be in their 50s

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2023 EULAR Recommendations for Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis

Aug 23, 2023

EULAR has published its expert consensus regarding the recommendations for imaging in the most common types of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) -- giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Imaging facilitates diagnosis and rapid management to prevent vascular damage and ischemic

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Cardiovascular Disease Precedes ANCA-associated Vasculitis

Aug 21, 2023

A nested case–control study from the Danish Nationwide Registries finds an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease in the months preceding diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV).

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