Articles By Jack Cush, MD
2019 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
The 2019 update to the EULAR recommendations on the use of synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been published in Annals of Rheumatic Disease - highlighting the efforts of an international consensus committee effort. In the end, the task force put forth 5 overarching principles and 12 recommendations concerning use of conventional synthetic DMARDs, glucocorticoids, biological DMARDs, biosimilar DMARDs, and targeted synthetic DMARDs (the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors tofacitinib, baricitinib, filgotinib, upadacitinib).
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RheumNow Podcast- A Good First Impression (1.24.20)
Dr Jack Cush comments on this week's journal articles, reviews and studies.
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QD Clinic - "Doc, When Can I Stop?"
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic. In this video: Patients stable on a biologic need guidance on when, and if, they can stop their biologic.
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Low Risk of Inflammatory Arthritis in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients
JAMA Dermatology reports that after the onset and diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), such patients have a higher risk of certain forms inflammatory arthritis.
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QD Clinic - Hepatitis B and Biologics
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic Active HBV infection (HGsAg+) on anti-viral therapy but needs a biologic - what should you use?
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QD Clinic - "I Don't Know Why I'm Here" Consult
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic The Consult that shows up without a cause - and what to do?
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QD Clinic - Dealing with Non-adherence
QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic. Today’s clinic topic: Dealing with Non-Adherence in the Clinic.
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Steroid-Sparing Effect of Tocilizumab in Refractory Takayasu Arteritis
A controlled clinical trial has shown that giving the IL-6 receptor antibody, tocilizumab (TCZ), to patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) results in clinical efficacy and has a steroid sparing efffect.
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CDC: 15% of US Adults are Physically Inactive
All states and territories had more than 15% of adults who were physically inactive and this estimate ranged from 17.3 to 47.7%, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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RheumNow Podcast- The Down Side of Steroids (1.17.20)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the journal reports and news from RheumNow.com. Be sure to register for RheumNow Live 3/13/2020 in Fort Worth Rheumnow.live.
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