Rheumnow Podcast

Dr. Richard Conway Bariatric Surgery 'Curing' Arthritis?: https://youtu.be/W2-0RkyGqcc
Dr. David Liew Managing Muscle and Fat Loss with GLP-1s: https://youtu.be/fLCDLuJGyPA
Daric Mueller (PA-C) GLP-1s and History of Thyroid Cancer?:https://youtu.be/H_UlthPGN6Y
Dr. Bella Mehta How Weight Loss Changes the Course of Knee Osteoarthritis: https://youtu.be/Jg0hflvIMEo

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com

Dr. Antoni Chan The Weight Behind the Delay in Diagnosis: https://youtu.be/-gxaFidWRw0 
Dr. Mrinalini Dey Obesity: Escalate or Reassess?: https://youtu.be/Y6f_Qt5snMI
Dr. Michael Putman Managing Obesity: By PCP or Rheumatologist?: https://youtu.be/zASyKJECfiM

Explore the complex relationship between obesity, inflammation, and rheumatic disease—and how excess adiposity may influence disease development, severity, treatment response, and patient outcomes.

In this expert-led discussion, leading clinicians and researchers examine how obesity can accelerate inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic disease through metabolic, biomechanical, and immunologic pathways.

The panel explores the biology of adipose tissue and its role in systemic inflammation, including how obesity affects disease risk and progression, response to rheumatologic therapies, and the potential for weight loss and other interventions to reduce inflammation and improve clinical outcomes.

Expert Faculty:
• Juliana Simonetti, MD
• Lihi Eder, MD, PhD
• Naveed Sattar, MD, PhD
• Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD
• Jack Cush, MD — Moderator

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on Rheumnow.com - including obesity, disappointing durability with GLP-1 drugs, AI diagnoses and worries about CV risk in ANCA-associated vasculitis.