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).
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Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Story of Decline, Delay, or Plateau? Dr. Elena Myasoedova
In this https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR 2026 podcast, Dr. Elena Myasoedova examines mortality trends in RA, exploring whether we are seeing continued decline, delayed impact, or a concerning https://t.co/yUob3Tv0tR
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Rheumatology Salaries 2025
Medscape has published its annual Physician Compensation report with physican salaries up roughly 3% and eight specialties earning more than $500,000 per annum.
What is the most widely shared physician concern regarding the use of augmented intelligence? Take this week's RheumIQ quiz to find out.
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Physician Use of Augmented Intelligence has Doubled
A 2026 Physician Survey to assess artificial intelligence and its use in Medical Practice has been published and follows earlier surveys around adoption and use. This is the third in a series of longitudinal surveys (prior waves 2023, 2024), enabling meaningful trend analysis. AI adoption has
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Top Four and More (4.10.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from RheumNow this week - including his top four favorite subjects.
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Ixekizumab With Tirzepatide Efficacy in Obese Psoriatic Arthritis
The TOGETHER-PsA trial has demonstrated the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab (IXE) administered with tirzepatide (TZP) in adult active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients who were overweight or obese.
Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Story of Decline, Delay, or Plateau? Dr. Elena Myasoedova
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“We’re facing a tsunami of retiring older, white rheumatologists” – Chad Deal, MD
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SATISFACTION (2.27.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.
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Should I become a physician or physician assistant/associate? Practical overview from US News. KEY QUESTIONS: 1) which is harder to get into? 2) Career flexibility? 3) Work-Life balance? 4) Which fits for you? Both are a lifelong commitment to patient care. https://t.co/szv1nUmkYQ
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Supportive vs Flexible Footwear in Hip Osteoarthritis
Do shoes make a difference in osteoarthritis (OA)? Common advice often suggests that stable supportive shoes can improve arthritis symptoms in the knee, but does this apply to hip osteoarthritis?
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Maui Potpourri (2.13.2026)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the hot item takeaways from last week's RheumNow Live 2026.
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We are Doctors, Not Providers!
With apologies to Shakespeare, names are important. In health care, they can have ethical significance. The American College of Physicians (ACP) is concerned about the use of the term provider to describe physicians.
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We are Doctors, Not Providers!
With apologies to Shakespeare, names are important. In health care, they can have ethical significance. The American College of Physicians has published a new ethics/position policy paper proclaiming that the term ‘provider’ should not be used to describe physicians, and using the blanket term
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Congratulations to Anca Dinu Askanase, MD, MPH, who has been appointed Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery https://t.co/L5mbFloLpK https://t.co/gsZm9Is159
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ACR Applauds Recent Government Funding
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The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today applauded the recent passage of the Congressional CY 26 funding package that includes several important provisions, including extending Medicare telehealth payment flexibilities, improving transparency in pharmacy benefit management (PBM)
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Can you Prevent SLE? Dr. David Karp lecturing at UTSW Showing that autoantibodies exist long before the onset of SLE @drdavidkarp @utswrheum https://t.co/zPAYbSlIBS
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ALTO: Long-Term Abatacept Outcomes in At-Risk RA
Lancet Rheumatology has published the ALTO results - long term outcomes of the APIPPRA trial, demonstrating that treatment with abatacept (ABA) in at risk patients can delay progression to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for up to 4 years.
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RheumNow Live Preview (1.30.2026)
Top 5 reasons to attend RheumNow Live 2026:
It's cold and far, but you can be there virtually, online
Full access to handouts, slides & downloads, and all session recordings
Saturday concert with Colin Boyd
Dr. Rohit Aggarwal does TWO STEP
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Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Barnabe for receiving the 2026 Distinguished Investigator Award from the Canadian Rheumatology Association, for her excellence in rheumatology research & clinical care. Dr. Barnabe is a professor at the University of Calgary https://t.co/xxNI8qR9sn https://t.co/zHkAOoyD7f
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“Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.”
- Winston Churchill
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Expertise is valued by all, YET, (many consider) change might be risky. (happened w/ Hand-washing, antibiotics, smoking dangers, etc). "Just because the establishment doesn’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea. " - Seth Godin https://t.co/3vQ4eHa4jr https://t.co/9mIJwD1f7z
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Physical activity (PA) is assoc w/ reduced all-cause mortality in RA pts. Study of 1493 NHANES & 1724 UK Biobank RA cohorts showing robust inverse association between PA and all-cause mortality (HR: active = 0.48, highly active = 0.61) https://t.co/K6ALzqP3QQ https://t.co/2XJ0zD7FA3
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Retractions in Rheumatology
Retraction of rheumatology studies is not uncommon; a recent analysis shows retractions have risen substantially.
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Dr. Cush provides a systematic approach to evaluating musculoskeletal and rheumatic complaints in clinical practice.
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