Articles By Jack Cush, MD
RheumNow Podcast - Unwillingness to Change Therapy (11.19.21)
Surely you’ve seen this or been plagued by this patient, one that is not doing well, in need of a new regimen; you outline it, timeline it, define the side effects and send them off with a new prescription..
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RAPID3 in Assessing Psoriatic Arthritis
My research shows that up to 50% of rheumatologists measure something in the course of their daily assessments, and RAPID3 is most popular, being employed by 31% of rheumatologists.
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GLORIA Study - Is Prednisone Harmful in Elder RA?
The GLORIA study (ABST# 1678) was a pragmatic, blinded placebo-controlled randomized trial from Dr. Martin Boers and colleagues where they assessed whether prednisolone (vs. placebo) use would alter clinical outcomes over 2 years.
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RheumNow Podcast - ACR 2021 Rehash (the good stuff..)
The ACR 2021 meeting has concluded. Dr. Jack Cush recounts a few more great abstracts from this past week’s virtual meeting.
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Day 4 Report from ACR21
My favorite three presentations from day 4 (Tuesday) at ACR 2021 included the following.
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ACR21 Best Abstracts - Day 4
On the last day of ACR21 Annual Meeting, the RheumNow faculty selected these 15 as their favorite reports.
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ACR21 – Day 3 Report
Hitting the home stretch, day 3 presentations were big! Here are a few of my favorites: secukinumab efficacy in juvenile PsA; VEXAS - predicting poor outcomes; and the FDA Safety Update session.
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ACR21 Best Abstracts We Saw - Day 3 (Monday)
The third day of ACR 2021 took a big leap in online content. Here is a compilation (with links) of presentations were the “ACRBest” as seen by our RheumNow faculty.
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Day 2 Report from ACR21
This report highlights the VITAL trial; the ORAL Surveillance Study; and the Microbiome study of monozygotic psoriasis patients.
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ACR21 Best Abstracts - Day 2
The RheumNow faculty reporters have been scouring and reporting on the best abstracts from the ACR. Here is a sampling of their choice abstract presentations reported during ACR 2020 Day 2 (#ACRbest).
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