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New data reveals ethnic disparities in early rheumatoid arthritis treatment - University of Birmingham
New data reveals ethnic disparities in early rheumatoid arthritis treatment  University of Birmingham
Factors associated with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug initiation for rheumatoid arthritis in underserved patient groups in England and Wales, UK: a national cohort study - The Lancet
Factors associated with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug initiation for rheumatoid arthritis in underserved patient groups in England and Wales, UK: a national cohort study  The Lancet
Rheumatoid Arthritis Life Expectancy: What You Need to Know - HealthCentral
Rheumatoid Arthritis Life Expectancy: What You Need to Know  HealthCentral
Rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease: manifestations and current concepts in pathogenesis and management - ERS - European Respiratory Society
Rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease: manifestations and current concepts in pathogenesis and management  ERS - European Respiratory Society
Asian and older rheumatoid arthritis sufferers 50% less likely to receive targeted treatment, finds study - Medical Xpress
Asian and older rheumatoid arthritis sufferers 50% less likely to receive targeted treatment, finds study  Medical Xpress
Rheumatoid arthritis: Do gut bacteria play a role? - Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis: Do gut bacteria play a role?  Medical News Today
Molecular Portraits of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Identify Clinical and Treatment Response Phenotypes - ScienceDirect.com
Molecular Portraits of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Identify Clinical and Treatment Response Phenotypes  ScienceDirect.com
Inflammatory Arthritis: Rheumatoid, Reactive & Others - HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
Inflammatory Arthritis: Rheumatoid, Reactive & Others  HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
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
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
Links between arthritis therapy and heart disease improvements - University of Leeds
Links between arthritis therapy and heart disease improvements  University of Leeds
Pharmacological pain management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review - BMC Medicine
Pharmacological pain management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review  BMC Medicine
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: features, causes and diagnosis - The Pharmaceutical Journal
Rheumatoid arthritis: features, causes and diagnosis  The Pharmaceutical Journal
Frailty common in rheumatoid arthritis, predicts mortality, hospitalization - Healio
Frailty common in rheumatoid arthritis, predicts mortality, hospitalization  Healio
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
Frailty may be reversible for some people with rheumatoid arthritis - Medical Xpress
Frailty may be reversible for some people with rheumatoid arthritis  Medical Xpress
A multidisciplinary‐led early arthritis service to manage client‐identified participation restrictions in early inflammatory arthritis: A qualitative study of service user and staff perspectives - Codd - 2023 - Musculoskeletal Care - Wiley Online Library
A multidisciplinary‐led early arthritis service to manage client‐identified participation restrictions in early inflammatory arthritis: A qualitative study of service user and staff perspectives - Codd - 2023 - Musculoskeletal Care  Wiley Online Library
Rheumatoid arthritis - The Lancet
Rheumatoid arthritis  The Lancet
Incidence and management of inflammatory arthritis in England before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-level cohort study using OpenSAFELY - The Lancet
Incidence and management of inflammatory arthritis in England before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-level cohort study using OpenSAFELY  The Lancet
Approaches to optimising access to NICE-approved biologic anti-TNFs for patients with rheumatoid arthritis with moderately active disease - BMC Medicine
Approaches to optimising access to NICE-approved biologic anti-TNFs for patients with rheumatoid arthritis with moderately active disease  BMC Medicine
Arthritis drug effective in treating sickest COVID-19 patients - Imperial College London
Arthritis drug effective in treating sickest COVID-19 patients  Imperial College London
Stratification of biological therapies by pathobiology in biologic-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (STRAP and STRAP-EU): two parallel, open-label, biopsy-driven, randomised trials - The Lancet
Stratification of biological therapies by pathobiology in biologic-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (STRAP and STRAP-EU): two parallel, open-label, biopsy-driven, randomised trials  The Lancet
Towards stratified treatment of JIA: machine learning identifies subtypes in response to methotrexate from four UK cohorts - The Lancet
Towards stratified treatment of JIA: machine learning identifies subtypes in response to methotrexate from four UK cohorts  The Lancet
The 4 Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression - CreakyJoints
The 4 Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression  CreakyJoints
Rheumatoid arthritis and baking soda: The potential benefits - Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis and baking soda: The potential benefits  Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and management: a clinical update - Nursing Times
Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and management: a clinical update  Nursing Times
Gold injections: Can they treat rheumatoid arthritis? - Medical News Today
Gold injections: Can they treat rheumatoid arthritis?  Medical News Today
New drug Bimzelx shows promise as a treatment for psoriatic arthritis - Medical News Today
New drug Bimzelx shows promise as a treatment for psoriatic arthritis  Medical News Today
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Jaw Pain: Here's How to Deal - HealthCentral
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Jaw Pain: Here's How to Deal  HealthCentral
Adalimumab is found to be a cost-effective treatment for early-stage Dupuytren's disease - ndph.ox.ac.uk
Adalimumab is found to be a cost-effective treatment for early-stage Dupuytren's disease  ndph.ox.ac.uk
Factors associated with resolution of ultrasound subclinical synovitis in anti-CCP-positive individuals with musculoskeletal symptoms: a UK prospective cohort study - The Lancet
Factors associated with resolution of ultrasound subclinical synovitis in anti-CCP-positive individuals with musculoskeletal symptoms: a UK prospective cohort study  The Lancet
Angiogenic cytokines can reflect the synovitis severity and treatment response to biologics in rheumatoid arthritis - Nature
Angiogenic cytokines can reflect the synovitis severity and treatment response to biologics in rheumatoid arthritis  Nature
Early Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy May Raise Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk - Healthline
Early Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy May Raise Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk  Healthline
Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care  World Health Organization (WHO)
Rheumatoid arthritis: Early menopause among factors for higher risk - Medical News Today
Rheumatoid arthritis: Early menopause among factors for higher risk  Medical News Today
Suspicious Symptoms Herald Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - HCPLive
Suspicious Symptoms Herald Early Rheumatoid Arthritis  HCPLive
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
CAR T-cell therapy may be a ‘miracle,' but it is too soon to say ‘cure' - Healio
CAR T-cell therapy may be a ‘miracle,' but it is too soon to say ‘cure'  Healio
Rheumatoid arthritis: management - The Pharmaceutical Journal
Rheumatoid arthritis: management  The Pharmaceutical Journal
Herbs for joint pain: 9 best types for arthritis - Medical News Today
Herbs for joint pain: 9 best types for arthritis  Medical News Today
Infliximab and Methotrexate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis - New England Journal of Medicine
Infliximab and Methotrexate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis  New England Journal of Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis: How to spot arthritis bumps - location and size - Daily Express
Rheumatoid arthritis: How to spot arthritis bumps - location and size  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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