Highlights and News

Location and amount of joint involvement differentiates rheumatoid arthritis into different clinical subsets - Nature
Location and amount of joint involvement differentiates rheumatoid arthritis into different clinical subsets  Nature
New gene study offers arthritis treatment insights - HealthandCare.scot
New gene study offers arthritis treatment insights  HealthandCare.scot
New research reveals shared genetic link between endometriosis and immune conditions - University of Oxford
New research reveals shared genetic link between endometriosis and immune conditions  University of Oxford
Nurse-led care for people with early rheumatoid arthritis: Interview study with thematic analysis - Wiley Online Library
Nurse-led care for people with early rheumatoid arthritis: Interview study with thematic analysis  Wiley Online Library
Is There a Missing Link in Rheumatoid Arthritis Management? - European Medical Journal
Is There a Missing Link in Rheumatoid Arthritis Management?  European Medical Journal
Abatacept in individuals at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (APIPPRA): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 2b clinical trial - The Lancet
Abatacept in individuals at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (APIPPRA): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 2b clinical trial  The Lancet
Arthritis drug effective in treating sickest COVID-19 patients - Imperial College London
Arthritis drug effective in treating sickest COVID-19 patients  Imperial College London
Refractory Inflammatory Arthritis definition and model generated through patient and multi-disciplinary professional modified Delphi process - medRxiv
Refractory Inflammatory Arthritis definition and model generated through patient and multi-disciplinary professional modified Delphi process  medRxiv
The 4 Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression - CreakyJoints
The 4 Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression  CreakyJoints
Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Management on Falls, Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in UK Biobank - Frontiers
Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Management on Falls, Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in UK Biobank  Frontiers
Understanding Methotrexate - Arthritis Foundation
Understanding Methotrexate  Arthritis Foundation
Sustained Remission with Etanercept Tapering in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - The New England Journal of Medicine
Sustained Remission with Etanercept Tapering in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis  The New England Journal of Medicine
Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Rates Remain Stagnant - European Medical Journal
Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Rates Remain Stagnant  European Medical Journal
RA-MAP, molecular immunological landscapes in early rheumatoid arthritis and healthy vaccine recipients - Nature
RA-MAP, molecular immunological landscapes in early rheumatoid arthritis and healthy vaccine recipients  Nature
Rheumatoid arthritis - The Lancet
Rheumatoid arthritis  The Lancet
Optimising Response to Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Using Prehabilitation to Improve Success? - European Medical Journal
Optimising Response to Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Using Prehabilitation to Improve Success?  European Medical Journal
Rituximab versus tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis: synovial biopsy-based biomarker analysis of the phase 4 R4RA randomized trial - Nature
Rituximab versus tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis: synovial biopsy-based biomarker analysis of the phase 4 R4RA randomized trial  Nature
Editor's Pick: JAK Inhibitors in the Treatment Algorithm of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review - European Medical Journal
Editor's Pick: JAK Inhibitors in the Treatment Algorithm of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review  European Medical Journal
Editor's Pick: JAK Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis - - European Medical Journal
Editor's Pick: JAK Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis -  European Medical Journal
Foot and Ankle Care in Inflammatory Arthritis - Arthritis Foundation
Foot and Ankle Care in Inflammatory Arthritis  Arthritis Foundation
Clinical implications of synovial tissue phenotypes in rheumatoid arthritis - Frontiers
Clinical implications of synovial tissue phenotypes in rheumatoid arthritis  Frontiers
Rheumatoid Arthritis Life Expectancy: What You Need to Know - HealthCentral
Rheumatoid Arthritis Life Expectancy: What You Need to Know  HealthCentral
Rheumatoid arthritis: management - The Pharmaceutical Journal
Rheumatoid arthritis: management  The Pharmaceutical Journal
Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and management: a clinical update - Nursing Times
Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and management: a clinical update  Nursing Times
Transcriptomic profiling of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) expressing T cells in early rheumatoid arthritis identifies a decreased CD4 + PD-1 + signature post-treatment - Nature
Transcriptomic profiling of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) expressing T cells in early rheumatoid arthritis identifies a decreased CD4 + PD-1 + signature post-treatment  Nature
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Jaw Pain: Here's How to Deal - HealthCentral
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Jaw Pain: Here's How to Deal  HealthCentral
Single-cell insights into immune dysregulation in rheumatoid arthritis flare versus drug-free remission - Nature
Single-cell insights into immune dysregulation in rheumatoid arthritis flare versus drug-free remission  Nature
Association between obesity and remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Scientific Reports - Nature
Association between obesity and remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Scientific Reports  Nature
Rheumatoid Arthritis - UF Health
Rheumatoid Arthritis  UF Health
Rheumatoid arthritis and baking soda: The potential benefits - Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis and baking soda: The potential benefits  Medical News Today
Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care  World Health Organization (WHO)
Rheumatoid arthritis: features, causes and diagnosis - The Pharmaceutical Journal
Rheumatoid arthritis: features, causes and diagnosis  The Pharmaceutical Journal
Gold injections: Can they treat rheumatoid arthritis? - Medical News Today
Gold injections: Can they treat rheumatoid arthritis?  Medical News Today
Exercises to improve function of the rheumatoid hand (SARAH): a randomised controlled trial - The Lancet
Exercises to improve function of the rheumatoid hand (SARAH): a randomised controlled trial  The Lancet
Tocilizumab - a new treatment for severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children - UCL | University College London
Tocilizumab - a new treatment for severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children  UCL | University College London
Osteoarthritis in primary care: early diagnosis and management - GPonline
Osteoarthritis in primary care: early diagnosis and management  GPonline
Novel biomarkers of a peripheral blood interferon signature associated with drug-naïve early arthritis patients distinguish persistent from self-limiting disease course | Scientific Reports - Nature
Novel biomarkers of a peripheral blood interferon signature associated with drug-naïve early arthritis patients distinguish persistent from self-limiting disease course | Scientific Reports  Nature
Rheumatoid arthritis - Nature
Rheumatoid arthritis  Nature
Early Treatment Boosts Long-term Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes - Medscape
Early Treatment Boosts Long-term Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes  Medscape
Psoriatic arthritis: New drug Bimzelx shows promise as treatment - Medical News Today
Psoriatic arthritis: New drug Bimzelx shows promise as treatment  Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis awareness: How to promote it - Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis awareness: How to promote it  Medical News Today
Prediction of response of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using serum lipidomics - Nature
Prediction of response of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using serum lipidomics  Nature
Treating rheumatoid arthritis with JAK inhibitors: What to know - Medical News Today
Treating rheumatoid arthritis with JAK inhibitors: What to know  Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis: Early menopause among factors for higher risk - Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis: Early menopause among factors for higher risk  Medical News Today
Infliximab and Methotrexate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis - The New England Journal of Medicine
Infliximab and Methotrexate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis  The New England Journal of Medicine
The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Joint Destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis - The New England Journal of Medicine
The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Joint Destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis  The New England Journal of Medicine
Blood test could provide an early arthritis warning - Nursing Times
Blood test could provide an early arthritis warning  Nursing Times
Arthritis: The sign in your cheek that could predict your risk years in advance - Daily Express
Arthritis: The sign in your cheek that could predict your risk years in advance  Daily Express
Rheumatoid arthritis: Overweight and obese people at greater risk - Daily Express
Rheumatoid arthritis: Overweight and obese people at greater risk  Daily Express

Articles/peer reviewed publications and
Lay Summaries

  • B cell synovitis and clinical phenotypes in rheumatoid arthritis: relationship to disease stages and drug exposure.
    Rivellese F, Humby F, Bugatti S, Fossati-Jimack L, Rizvi H, Lucchesi D, Lliso-Ribera G, Nerviani A, Hands RE, Giorli G, Frias B, Thorborn G, Jaworska E, John C, Goldmann K, Lewis MJ, Manzo A, Bombardieri M, Pitzalis C; PEAC- R4RA investigators. 
    Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Nov 29.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41184
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