Articles By Jack Cush, MD
ACR Says Senate Healthcare Bill Falls Short of Protecting Americans with Rheumatic Disease
Dr. Sharad Lakhanpal, President of the American College of Rheumatology has responded to the Senate's proposed changes to healthcare coverage in the USA.
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IV Golimumab in Psoriatic Arthritis
Based on recent clinical trials, the makers of golimumab have petitioned the FDA for new indications in PsA and AS. Trials for PsA (GO-VIBRANT) and AS (GO-ALIVE) were presented at last weeks EULAR 2017 meeting in Madrid, Spain.
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The RheumNow Week in Review – How to ACR/EULAR 23 June 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews his approach to attending and getting the most out of ACR or EULAR Congress meetings.
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Drug Costs Vary by 600% in Different Countries
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has studied the costs of prescription drugs in 10 high-income countries (seven European countries, Australia, Canada and New Zealand) and found that many of these medicines varied by more than 600%.
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Tildrakizumab, an IL-23 Inhibitor, is Successful in Plaque Psoriasis
Therapeutic options for cutaneous psoriasis (and psoriatic arthritis as well) are rapidly expanding. Lancet has published the impressive results of two phase III trials of tildrakizumab, a IgG1 antibody against interleukin 23 p19, in patients with active chronic plaque psoriasis.
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ACR/AAHKS Guidelines on Perioperative Management
The American College of Rheumatology has partnered with the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons to develop consensus-based guidelines for perioperative management of antirheumatic therapies for patients with rheumatic diseases who plan to undergo total joint replacement.
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EULAR 2017 – Day 4 Highlights
Saturday was a day of big posters and special seminars at EULAR in Madrid. In the morning, I passed on an interesting session on nailfold capillaroscopy led by Dr. M Cutolo and went to a JIA outcomes session.
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EULAR 2017 – Day 3 Highlights
Friday was a mega-day in Madrid as this day all the late-breaking abstracts were presented, in addition to the bulk of high-impact podium presentations in several areas.Here are the major presentations from several clinical areas.
Read ArticleThe RheumNow EULAR Week in Review – 16 June 2017
Dr. Jack Cush reviews some of the highlights from the past week at EULAR 2017 - June 16, 2017. Follow RheumNow's expanded coverage from EULAR 2017 in Madrid.
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Gouts' Increasing Hospitalizations and Poor Management
Numerous studies have shown that gout hospitalizations have increased in the last decade. Also worrisome is a new studiy showing that patients admitted to the hospital are less likely to have received recommended urate-lowering treatment (ULT).
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