Articles By Jack Cush, MD
Medscape 2024 Medical Student Experience Survey
Medscape has published a survey overview of US Medical Student impressions and experiences, satisfaction, what they think of their education and how prepared are they for the USMLE (boards) and residency.
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SGLT2 Inhibitor Protective Effects in Lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) outcomes were assessed based on whether they received sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), in the setting of comorbid type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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Swapping is Better than Cycling in Psoriatic Arthritis
A real-world cohort study suggests that psoriatic arthritis failing to respond to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) may do better if they subsequently swap to an IL-17 inhibitor, rather than cycling to another TNFi.
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Treatment Options for Dupuytren’s Contracture
The NEJM reports that in a randomized, controlled, head to head trial, collagenase injections were non-inferior to limited fasciectomy in the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture.
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Blue Collar Arthritis (10.25.2024)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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Trends in DMARD Use in Juvenile Arthritis 2001-2022
Arthritis & Rheumatology reports that treatment trends in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in the last two decades finds rising use of newer biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs coupled with a decline in conventional DMARD use.
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Long-term Tofacitinib in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
The long-term safety and efficacy of tofacitinib in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has been established in an ongoing long term extension (LTE) study.
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SPRINGBOARD: Extended-release Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection in Knee OA
A phase 2 trial of EP-104IAR (long-acting, fluticasone propionate) has shown 14 weeks of clinically meaningful pain relief in knee osteoarthritis (OA).
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Predictors of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus
A large metanalysis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and pregnancy outcomes suggests that adverse pregnancy outcomes are more likely in those with lupus nephritis, chronic hypertension, SLE disease activity before and at concept
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Anxiety and Depression Rising in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Mayo Clinic study shows that over three decades, anxiety and depression have become more common in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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