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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 2d

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 25d

NEW—Unscientific vaccine policy endangers vulnerable patients

Read our latest editorial bit.ly/3HWybYD #Medsky #Rheumsky

The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 5d

NEW REVIEW—Synovial immunopathology in psoriatic arthritis: cellular and molecular insights bit.ly/4pKi9Su #Medsky #Rheumsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 8d

Can AI be used to classify the focus score in Sjögren's disease?

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 8d

NEW RESEARCH—Machine learning to classify the focus score and Sjögren's disease using digitalised salivary gland biopsies: a retrospective cohort study bit.ly/3W2mXVX #Medsky #Rheumsky

Machine learning to classify the focus score and Sjögren's disease using digitalised salivary gland biopsies: a retrospective cohort study

This study showed that deep learning can reliably classify the focus score and Sjögren's disease using minor salivary gland biopsy exclusively. The study identified that CD8+ T-cell infiltration in ac...

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 12d

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Deputy Editor, Sophie Woolven, talks to @ScottUhlrich about personalised gait retraining for knee #osteoarthritis

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 15d

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 15d

Our October issue is live!

Including research on #vaccination in #rheumatoidarthritis and
#hydroxychloroquine during #pregnancy, two Reviews on #VEXAS, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Cover by Sara Gironi Carnevale #Medsky #Rheumsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 21d

NEW RESEARCH—The global, regional, and national burden attributable to low bone mineral density, 1990–2020: an analysis of a modifiable risk factor from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 bit.ly/4mhrbDx #Medsky #Rheumsky #GBDStudy @ihmeuw.bsky.social

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 25d

NEW—Unscientific vaccine policy endangers vulnerable patients

Read our latest editorial bit.ly/3HWybYD #Medsky #Rheumsky

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The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social · 27d

Our inaugural issue is out now! 🎉

Explore and download our first issue and read featured content, Editor's picks, announcements, and much more on our journal homepage: hubs.li/Q03GFPRK0

Thank you to our authors and reviewers!

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Cover of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health. The illustration shows a woman and the outline of a woman: the woman holds a stethoscope to the woman's outline. Within the outline are 6 images of women in different stages of their life.

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 27d

Modelling allopurinol-induced severe adverse cutaneous reactions

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 27d

NEW RESEARCH—Development and validation of a prognostic model for predicting the risk of allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data bit.ly/4mc76P1 #Medsky #Rheumsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 28d

NEW COMMENT—Targeting B-cell activation to tackle both patient-reported and systemic disease outcomes in Sjögren's disease bit.ly/46xopoY #Medsky #Rheumsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 29d

Biomarkers for juvenile idiopathic arthritis treatment response—have we identified them?

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · 29d

NEW RESEARCH—Serum biomarkers associated with baricitinib response in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 JUVE-BASIS trial bit.ly/4nrPIqK #JIA #Medsky #Rheumsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 5

Mapping the infectious burden in VEXAS syndrome: a systematic review and rationale for prevention

Valentine Ribier and colleagues characterise the infectious burden of VEXAS syndrome and propose preventive strategies bit.ly/3VDJIPq
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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 5

VEXAS syndrome and immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: overlaps in clinical features and mechanisms

Arvind Kaul and colleagues explores the links between VEXAS syndrome and rheumatic diseases, offering guidance on current management strategies bit.ly/4nkqhY4
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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW—Two Reviews on VEXAS syndrome, a disorder caused by an acquired monogenic somatic UBA1 gene mutation which affects ubiquitination and triggers immune dysregulation, leading to diverse clinical and pathological features resembling inflammatory rheumatic diseases
#Medsky #Rheumsky #Heamsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 4

Challenges in the therapeutic management of psoriatic arthritis

Linked Comment by Dafna D Gladman @uoftrheum.bsky.social bit.ly/462VKqp #Rheumsky #Medsky

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW RESEARCH—Effect of a treatment strategy utilising golimumab, methotrexate and corticosteroids vs methotrexate and corticosteroids in early, untreated #psoriaticarthritis bit.ly/465KoSC
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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW Correspondence—Further progression in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease

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#Medsky #Rheumsky

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The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology @eular.org · Sep 2

📢Calling all aspiring rheumatologists in Sub-Saharan Africa!

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Sep 1

NEW Correspondence—Aspirin desensitisation in pregnant individuals with autoimmune disease bit.ly/3Vq74rN #Medsky #Rheumsky

Aspirin desensitisation in pregnant individuals with autoimmune disease

In pregnancy, low-dose aspirin (75–150 mg daily) is recommended for individuals with autoimmune disease as prophylaxis against pre-eclampsia. Meta-analyses show increased pre-eclampsia risk in pregnan...

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The Lancet Rheumatology @thelancetrheum.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEW Correspondence—From whole-brain metrics to circuit-specific precision: advancing fMRI biomarkers for TNF inhibitor response in rheumatoid arthritis

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From whole-brain metrics to circuit-specific precision: advancing fMRI biomarkers for TNF inhibitor response in rheumatoid arthritis

The landmark study by Hess and colleagues1 represents a paradigm shift in rheumatoid arthritis therapeutics by positioning the CNS as a key predictor of TNF inhibitor response. The authors' randomised...

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