Rheumnow Podcast

QD300: Flare or Beware (featuring Lindsay Tom, PA-C and Phong Nguyen, MD) QD301: CAR-T Cell Therapy for Lupus  (featuring Philip Mease, MD and Cayla Alexander, DNP) QD302: Unweanable PMR  (featuring Jack Cush, MD, and Leilani Law, APN) QD303: Weakness with Fibromyalgia  (featuring Jack Cush, MD, and Leilani Law, APN)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from RheumNow.com, including info on scleroderma, dermatomyositis and malignancy, rheumatologist and APP salaries concerns.

Watch our kickoff webinar for this month's Mission: APP — Partners in Care campaign. Our panel of rheumatologists and experienced advanced practice providers share insights into hiring, onboarding, training, compensation, and more. Panelists: Philip Mease, MD Cayla Alexander, DNP, ARNP Kori Dewing, DNP, ANP-BC, ARNP Jack Cush, MD, Moderator

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and reports from this past week on RheumNow.com, including reports on FDA resurrections, FM seasonal worsening, and do you fight switch or swap biologics in PsA TNFi nonresponders?

The Derm on RheumNow podcast is a collection of Citations and Content curated for dermatologists – addressing Psoriasis, PsA, CLE, vasculitis, HS, other CTD skin disorders. dermatology drugs, biiologics, JAKs - their use, efficacy and side effects.  Features Dr. Jack Cush, Editor at RheumNow.com.  SHOW NOTES 1. Retrospective study of 39 pts w/ MDA5 + DM-ILD Rx w baricitinib. 31 (79.5%) had improvement in Gottron’s, heliotrope, dyspnea, HRCT score, ferritin, LDH, steroid dose & 6 mo survival (87% vs. 70%, p = 0.047). https://t.co/RCTbBsCkeV 2. Pulse Steroids and Mycophenolate in Juvenile Dermatomyositis JAMA Dermatology has published a pilot study demonstrating the safety and efficacy of intermittent intravenous methylprednisolone pulse (IVMP) therapy plus mycophenolate in 28 patients with JDM. https://t.co/i2HBycbWY9 3. Myelodysplastic & chr myelomonocytic leukemia pts rarely get lupus. Review of 19 w/ SLE & 5 w/ CLE; these were older (65 yrs), more male (15M/9F), w/ less renal [10%] & articular [36%] Dz w/ less dsDNA [32%]. Thought to be clonal inflammatory, & not autoinflammatory, process. https://t.co/EAvkJm6GQs 4. Serious infections w/ adalimumab. Marketscan MarketScan claims study (1/17-12/20) of ADA Rx in Hidradenitis Supprativa (n 1650) or psoriasis(8699). Risk of SIE & hospitalization greater w/ HS (HR 1.53); esp for sepsis & GU infxnhttps://t.co/2qa7O2v6fm 5. No risk of MACE seen w/ initiation of IL-17(R)A inhib. French study of 34 241 ipts Rx IL-17(R)Ai and 381 MACEs. MACE risk was not elevated (OR, 1.25 [95% CI, 0.75-2.08] vs TNF-α inhibitors. https://t.co/WcjgRhr8mj 6. Genetic Risks and Severe Cutaneous Reactions to Allopurinol A matched cohort study shows that HLA-B*58:01 and HLA-A*34:02 are strongly associated with allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), these alleles were absent in more than one-third of those https://t.co/NLpHVhr9Ww 7. Western Australia study of 1854 SLE pts (median 40 yrs old). Interstitial lung disease was seen in in 3.8% of SLE, 26 fold more than controls. Risk factors for ILD included older age, smoking and serositis. SLE-ILD pts had higher mortality rates (MR 52.0, CI 37.0–71.1). 8. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels and Lupus Outcomes Lupus patients entering a prospective cohort study with low vitamin D levels faced doubled all-cause mortality risk and tripled risk for major cardiovascular events during follow-up averaging 6 years, researchers said. https://t.co/CYwVy7ls7y 9. ACR2025 Non-Renal Lupus Guidelines – from ACR Convergence 2025 10. 900,000 vs 9 It takes about 900,000 minutes to become a board-certified dermatologist. At that point, you might be very skilled and well-informed. It takes less than nine minutes to make your patient feel seen, understood and reassured. If you skip the 9 minutes, you wasted the 900,000  https://t.co/o7BaWjS4HB

Replay of RheumNow Live 2025 - Vasculitis Featuring:  - Dr. Michael Wechsler: Management of EGPA in 2025 - Dr. Rennie Rhee: Imaging in Vasculitis - Dr. Richard Conway: Modern Treatment of PMR

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com. Check out:  RNL 2026 – Feb 7 8 2026 DFW RheumNow.live

Replay of RheumNow Live 2025 - Spondyloarthritis Sponsored by AbbVie Featuring:  Dr. Desiree van der Heidje - Advances in Treatment of Spondyloarthritis   Dr. Jennifer Cather - Progress in Hidradenitis Supprativa Dr. Catherine Bakewell - Imaging Evaluation of Spondyloarthritis

Replay of RheumNow Live 2025 - Psoriatic Arthritis Sponsored by AbbVie Featuring:  Dr. Alexis Ogdie - Can Aggressive Treatment of Psoriasis Prevent PsA? Dr. Artie Kavanaugh - Combination Biologic Therapies in PsA Dr. Kenneth Gordon - Head-to-head Studies in Psoriatic Disease – What have we learned?

Featuring:  Dr. Jeffrey Curtis:  AI applied to Rheumatoid Arthritis Care: Practically (Not) Perfect  Dr. Una Makris:  Key Considerations When Managing Older Adults with RA Dr. Bryant England: Who will manage multimorbidity in RA

A JAKi in GCA- Phase 3 Results Through 2 Years Sponsored by AbbVie Medical Affairs + Health Impact 

A focused discussion on updates in spondyloarthritis, including emerging data, treatment strategies, and real-world care considerations. Hear expert perspectives and practical takeaways shaping SpA management today.

A focused conversation on the latest in CAR-T from emerging data and treatment strategies to real-world challenges in diagnosis and management. Hear expert perspectives, clinical pearls, and what’s shaping CAR-T practice right now.

A focused conversation on the latest in psoriatic arthritis care — from emerging data and treatment strategies to real-world challenges in diagnosis and management. Hear expert perspectives, clinical pearls, and what’s shaping PsA practice right now.

A focused conversation on the latest in psoriatic arthritis care - from emerging data and treatment strategies to real-world challenges in diagnosis and management. Hear expert perspectives, clinical pearls, and what's shaping PsA practice right now.

Stay plugged into the conversations, discoveries, and breakthroughs moving rheumatology forward. Real updates. Real context. For clinicians who never stop learning.

Dr. Jack Cush recaps ACR2025 with suggestions on how to best learn ACR25 content from RheumNow.com and our Videos and podcasts.

NEPTUNUS: Ianalumab in Sjogren's  Pulmonary hypertension in Sarcoidosis