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Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Cush is the Executive Editor of RheumNow.com and also Co-Edits the online textbook RheumaKnowledgy.com. 
  
Dr. Cush's interests include medical education, novel drug development, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, drug safety, and Still's disease/autoinflammatory syndromes. He has published over 140 articles and 2 books in rheumatology.
 
He can be followed on twitter: @RheumNow

Articles By Jack Cush, MD

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Night-time Gout Onset is Not Related to Alcohol or Purine Intake

By Jack Cush, MD

Gout's often told tale of a nocturnal rapid onset and dramatic pain provoked by a bed sheet, is studied in detail by Choi and the Boston online gout study. This report shows that more than half the attacks occur late night and are unrelated to alcohol or purine intake.

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Wait a minute: how much to develop a new drug?

By Jack Cush, MD

Older estimates suggested it would cost $1 billion to develop a new drug. ThisNY Times article discusses newer estimates claiming it cost 2.6 billion to bring a new drug to market.

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Nobel Prize goes for $4.8 million at auction

By Jack Cush, MD

Dr James Watson, of Watson and Crick double-stranded DNA fame, has offered up his Nobel prize for auction, with the intention of donating the proceeds to medical institutions which he says has nurtured him, and scores of others, during his career.

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