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The Evidence Based Rheumatology Podcast

Michael Putman

A weekly podcast for physicians interested in evidence based medicine and rheumatology. Find the papers at ebrheum.com

Episodes

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E138: Dapirolizumab for SLE (PHOENYCS-GO)

A new therapy for SLE! This one is a CD40-CD40L blocker, which has some nice new-things to inhibit. The study itself was a qualified success...

22:09Jul 24, 2026

E137: Obexelimab in IgG4-RD (INDIGO)

Another day, another B cell drug. This one adds an interesting option for IgG4-RD, offering a "maybe less efficacious maybe less toxic" path...

15:36Jun 29, 2026

E136: Secukinumab in PMR (REPLENISH)

Big trial this week in the NEJM investigating the IL17 inhibitor secukinumab in PMR. Well worth a read, I would bet on FDA approval in the n...

13:39Jun 15, 2026

E135: IL17 and a GLP1?

Really interesting study this week comparing the IL17 inhibitor ixekizumab WITH the GLP1 inhibitor tirzepatide to ixekizumab alone. Raises s...

11:03Apr 30, 2026

E134: Brepocitinib in Dermatomyositis (VALOR)

Great trial this week looking at brepocitinib in dermatomyositis. Looks like a winner, expect it will be approved. Where it fits in our appr...

14:58Apr 17, 2026

E133: Obinutuzumab for SLE (ALLEGORY)

Good RCT this week, investigating the CD20 B cell inhibitor obinutuzumab for SLE. Sign up for my newsletter if you would like to have a read...

15:21Mar 19, 2026

E132: Romosozumab vs teriparatide for osteoproosis (STRUCTURE)

Quick podcast this week about a nifty head to head study that I had previously missed. Worth reading if - like me - you're still trying to f...

13:54Mar 5, 2026

E131: A Sham-Controlled Sham of a Trial: RESET-RA

Today I cover the recent publication of the RESET-RA study, which evaluated vagal nerve stimulation to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Have a li...

14:48Jan 21, 2026

E130: Telitacicept for SLE

Surprisingly (unbelievably?) impressive RCT evaluating the Blys/APRIL inhibitor "telitacicept" for patients with SLE (mixed SLE and SLE-LN)....

13:06Dec 22, 2025

E129: Long Term Routine Laboratory Monitoring in RA

Ever wonder how often you really need to check "monitoring" labs? If so then this is the podcast for you! Bryant England mentioned this duri...

15:17Dec 4, 2025

E128: Nerandomilast for Autoimmune ILD (FIBRONEER-ILD)

Covering a very interesting study this week, which investiaged the PDE4B inhibitor nerandomilast for patients with progressive pulmonary fib...

19:03Nov 12, 2025

E127: TNFs and All That CHF

Another episode looking into safety this week! Tackling that pesky issue of TNFs and CHF. Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter and check ou...

21:46Sep 22, 2025

E126: Risk Signals, JAKs, and SELECTIVE-ity

Covering an interesting but ultimately disappointing post hoc study of multiple upadacitinib trials in RA. Initially some hope for clarity i...

14:34Sep 8, 2025

E125: Adrenal Insufficiency after Stopping Prednisone

Interesting read this week - I cover a nifty little paper that presented data about adrenal insufficiency after stopping prednisolone, publi...

17:52Jun 29, 2025

e124: MTX vs Pred for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: PREDMETH Study

Interesting NEJM trial this week comparing methotrexate to prednisone for pulmonary sarcoidosis. Paper available here: https://www.nejm.org/...

14:18Jun 12, 2025

E123: Upadacitinib for Giant Cell Arteritis: SELECT-GCA

Podcast this week about the recently published SELECT-GCA study, which evaluated the use of the janus kinase inhibitor upadacitinib (Rinvoq)...

18:13Apr 30, 2025

E122: Guidelines for Maybe Diagnosing HLH

This week I cover another of my newsletters, though I mostly use it as a skeleton to riff on a common (and challenging) issue for rheumatolo...

11:18Apr 17, 2025

E121: Obinutuzumab in SLE-LN

Another day, another b cell podcast. Seems to be all the rage! This week I discuss the recently published NEJM trial of the anti CD20 agent...

18:14Apr 2, 2025

E120: Real Life Use of PEXIVAS-Low

What do you do when observational data and RCTs conflict? This week I'm covering the "real world PEXIVAS" study that was done by the French...

24:33Mar 6, 2025

E119: Teclistamab for Rheumatology Writ Large

One of my rare case-report podcasts, a topic that I typically avoid. The craze about CAR-T has also made me a little crazy, though, so I wan...

10:52Feb 10, 2025