The Lancet Rheumatology

The Lancet Rheumatology

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The #LancetRheumatology is a clinical #rheumatology journal publishing innovative & practice-changing research & opinion across all #rheumatic & #MSK disorders. 🌐 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/home

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NEW RESEARCH—Ixekizumab in children with active psoriatic and enthesitis-related juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multicentre, open-label, Bayesian trial including a randomised reference group to adalimumab bit.ly/4sDik2E

Plus, linked Comment bit.ly/3P92Y7B
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🍃March issue out now!

New data on cardiac events in #COPD, septic shock, climate change and #TB, and much more

🔗 www.thelancet.com/issue/S2213-...

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NEW VIEWPOINT—Paediatric rheumatology care in #Europe: setting children and adolescents into focus bit.ly/4cp7usm #Medsky #Rheumsky

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Attending the World Congress on #SystemicSclerosis in Athens next week?

Anna Clark, Editor-in-Chief, invites you to reach out with enquiries.

Explore our scope, reach & impact, commitment to publishing excellence, & more: hubs.li/Q03BLchR0

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Attending the #EuropeanLupusMeeting in Lisbon next week?

Aisling O'Brien, Acting Deputy Editor, invites you to reach out with enquiries.

Explore our scope, reach & impact, commitment to publishing excellence, & more: hubs.li/Q03BLchR0

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Clinical pathways before total knee replacement in England: a population-based retrospective cohort study using sequence analysis and multilinked electronic health records The identification of distinct and non-guideline-concordant pathways highlights persistent gaps in primary care management of patients with osteoarthritis. These findings underscore the need for targe...

🆕“The identification of distinct and non-guideline-concordant pathways highlights persistent gaps in primary care management of patients with osteoarthritis. These findings underscore the need for targeted primary care interventions to support... care before knee replacement.”
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Our March 2026 issue is live!

Including research in individuals at risk of developing arthritis, real-world data on anifrolumab in #SLE, #cardiovascular risk in #APS, and childhood-onset Sjögren's disease, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan... #Rheumsky

Cover by @emma-cheng.bsky.social

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NEW RESEARCH—Recombinant herpes zoster vaccine in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Brazil: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 4, non-inferiority study bit.ly/4bZ4dQe @uspoficial.bsky.social

Plus linked Comment bit.ly/3MzdOD4
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NEWS—Frailty care in England deemed deficient
bit.ly/4qFV16O #Medsky #Rheumsky

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Fiona Pearce and Rachel Tattersall on HLH mortality rates in Europe Podcast Episode · The Lancet Rheumatology in conversation with · 01/26/2026 · 35m

NEW podcast episode🎧

Acting Deputy Editor, Aisling O'Brien, talks to Fiona Pearce & Rachel Tattersall about #HLH mortality rates in Europe

Listen now
Apple: bit.ly/3Off8LR
Spotify: bit.ly/3OFqGYM

Full Article: bit.ly/4p5f9hT
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Announcing The Lancet Medical Imaging & Theranostics. A new open access journal dedicated to clinical and technological advances in radiology, neuclear medicine, and theranostics. Artwork: Abstract medical image of a torso with vibrant organic shapes and geometric patterns, suggesting medical imaging. Credit: Shonagh Rae

🚀 Just launched – our new #goldopenaccess journal on medical imaging and theranostics!
Learn more about the journal’s mission and explore related content from The Lancet Group today: hubs.li/Q041CgFF0

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NEW RESEARCH—Patient profiles and early response in patients with systemic #lupus erythematosus initiating #anifrolumab: interim analysis from the ongoing multicentre observational REVEAL study bit.ly/4aj9YWz

Plus, linked Comment bit.ly/3ZliHT6
#Medsky #Rheumsky #SLE

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Since their introduction 20 years ago, GLP-1 receptor agonists have revolu­tionised the treatment of diabetes and obesity. In our Feb editorial we discuss the current data on GLP-1 receptor agonists in rheumatic disease bit.ly/4c4N5Zi
#Medsky #Rheumsky

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NEW REVIEW—The path to interception in psoriatic disease: from conceptual clarity to clinical translation
bit.ly/3ZD1NPE #Medsky #Rheumsky

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Our Feb 2026 issue is live!

Including total versus partial knee replacement, vagus nerve stimulation in hand #OA, mortality due to #HLH, #pregnancy outcomes in #vasculitis, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan... #Medsky #Rheumsky

Cover art by @emma-cheng.bsky.social

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NEW RESEARCH—Long-term outcomes of abatacept in individuals at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (ALTO): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial bit.ly/4pSERqq

Plus, linked Comment bit.ly/49v27Ga #Medsky #Rheumsky

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NEW RESEARCH—Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation versus sham stimulation in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis (ESTIVAL): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, sham-controlled trial bit.ly/4pKm4xD #Medsky #Rheumsky

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John Isaacs and Josh Bennett on sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis Podcast Episode · The Lancet Rheumatology in conversation with · 12/15/2025 · 19m

NEW podcast episode🎧

Deputy Editor, Sophie Woolven, talks to John Isaacs & Josh Bennett about #sarcopenia and the RAMUS study, which looked at the skeletal muscle effects tofacitinib in #RA

Apple: bit.ly/49fUy6d
Spotify: bit.ly/3YSXxeC

Full Article: bit.ly/45tQXPn
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2 months ago
Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.

"the most disastrous year for US public health policy"

The US faces a critical public health crossroads as recent policy shifts threaten decades of progress.

What are the implications for future health security and scientific integrity?

Our Editorial: spkl.io/63326AcVQy

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NEW Viewpoint—Oral glucocorticoid pulse therapy: a modest change in clinical practice with major benefits bit.ly/4apjdGd #Medsky #Rheumsky

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Crude mortality rates of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis by age and sex in Europe (2011–21). Bars are 95% CI.

NEW RESEARCH—Trends in mortality due to haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis across 29 European countries from 2011 to 2021: a retrospective, international, population-based study bit.ly/4p5f9hT #HLH @racheltattersall.bsky.social

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EBV and #SLE: causal or concurrence?

Read our Jan 2026 editorial bit.ly/49hm6I4
#Medsky #Rheumsky

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Our Jan 2026 issue is live!

Including #RheumatoidArthritis, #IgG4-related disease, and #SystemicSclerosis, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#Medsky #Rheumsky

And introducing our cover artist for 2026, Emma Cheng @emma-cheng.bsky.social

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NEW REVIEW—Skin cancer in inflammatory arthritis: should we advise screening? bit.ly/3MsvsIc #Medsky #Rheumsky

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NEW RESEARCH—Clinical phenotypes, classification, and long-term outcomes of childhood-onset Sjögren's disease into adulthood: a single-centre cohort study
bit.ly/4rCIa77 #Medsky #Rheumsky

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3 months ago
 Oxford Knee Score over time

NEW RESEARCH—Assessing clinical and cost effectiveness of total versus partial knee replacement (TOPKAT): 10-year follow-up of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial bit.ly/4pAMZMq #Medsky #Rheumsky #Orthosky

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Our December issue is live!

Including #ILD in #RA, #Sjögrens disease, and #SystemicSclerosis, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Cover by Sara Gironi Carnevale #Medsky #Rheumsky

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Recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Latin America

NEW—Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis bit.ly/47WEe8q @panlar.bsky.social @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social

Free to read with registration on lancet.com

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Revisiting safety and refining benefit of rituximab–belimumab combination for refractory SLE B-cell depletion using rituximab is used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), particularly for patients whose disease is refractory to conventional immunosuppressants (eg, mycophenolate), and ...

NEW COMMENT—Revisiting safety and refining benefit of rituximab–belimumab combination for refractory #SLE bit.ly/4hWxegq #Medsky #Rheumsky

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NEW RESEARCH—IgG4-related disease in the Japanese population: a whole-genome sequencing study bit.ly/4oVaGPm

Plus, linked Comment bit.ly/4hOOOmz
#Medsky #Rheumsky

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