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Dr. John Cush @rheumnow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A Tribute to Daniel L. Kastner, MD, PhD (1951–2026) The rheumatology, genetics and NIH communities mourn for Dr. Daniel L. Kastner, who died on July 28, 2026, in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 74. buff.ly/RyPizbJ

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Maureen Dubreuil, MD MSc @spondymd.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Today we learned from osteoporosis expert Dr. Alan Malabanan about management of patients at very high risk for fracture. @alanmalabanan.bsky.social www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/pro...

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ACR Journals @acr-journals.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Demonstration of shoulder exam maneuvers meeting consensus threshold among rheumatology fellowship program directors for Tier 1: "Teach all fellows and should be performed routinely" youtu.be/ZZL_Uxxy59U

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ACR Journals @acr-journals.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Expert consensus study lists shoulder examination maneuvers recommended for all rheumatology trainees to learn and perform when evaluating patients with non-descript shoulder pain AC&R doi.org/10.1002/acr.... 📽Suppl videos available for download in supporting info #Medsky #Orthosky #physiotherapy

A Consensus Based Shoulder Examination for Rheumatology Training. Graphical abstract created with BioRender

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Maureen Dubreuil, MD MSc @spondymd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Congrats to Deepak Kumar sites.bu.edu/kumarlab/ who found that earlier PT and >12 sessions were associated with lower risk of future intra-articular therapy use in people w/ knee OA. doi.org/10.1002/art....

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Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine @bumedicine.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

New study by BU’s Dr. Jean Liew finds people with lower bone mineral density in the subchondral bone of the knee are more likely to experience knee pain, suggesting that the structure of bone plays a key role in osteoarthritis pain: bit.ly/4hbzOx8

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Relationship between knee pain and depth-specific measures of proximal tibial subchondral bone density

Altered subchondral bone mineral density (BMD) may be a possible contributor to osteoarthritis (OA) pain. We evaluated the relation of compartment-spe…

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Maureen Dubreuil, MD MSc @spondymd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We had the pleasure of learning from Dr. Robert John Fontana today about liver injury related to DMARDs and other rheum meds #rheumsky www.michiganmedicine.org/profile/3966...

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H Berk Degirmenci, MD @degirmenciberk2.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

After my last “holiday call” as a rheumatology fellow. A snowy #MLKday (and Inuaguration day) at the Boston U medical campus.

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