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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Rheumatology

Rheumatology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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June 2025

Angular assessment of joints in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Animal models informing the role of the microbiome and its metabolites in rheumatoid arthritis

The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) consensus-based expert definition of difficult-to-manage, including treatment-refractory, axial spondyloarthritis

Association of walking with incident knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study using data from the UK Biobank

Autoimmune connective tissue diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis

Determinants of self-management behavior in gout: a scoping review

Dual-energy computed tomography applications in rheumatology

Exploring the mucosal immune response in axial spondyloarthritis through immunoglobulin A-coated microbiota

Gut and joint microbiomes

How to treat undifferentiated arthritis today or tomorrow? A consideration of treatment recommendations in light of current evidence

Improving identification of at-risk behaviors in adolescents with rheumatic disease

It takes a village (the microbiome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis)

Macrophage activation syndrome (review article)

Newer immunosuppressants for rheumatologic disease

Profile and attributes of physician assistants/associates in rheumatology: an in-depth analysis

Recommendations for aligned nomenclature of peripheral nervous system disorders across rheumatology and neurology

Stem cell injections for osteoarthritis of the knee (new Cochrane intervention review)

Systematic literature review and meta-analysis informing the EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer

Sources

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Apr); Arthritis & Rheumatology (Apr); Arthritis Care & Research (Apr); Cochrane Library (Mar-Apr); Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America (May); Rheumatology and Immunology Research (Mar)

April 2025

2024 EULAR points to consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritis and a history of cancer

Axial spondyloarthritis (JAMA review)

Cure as a treatment target in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis—achievable aim or mission impossible? FOREUM stimulates new industry-academia collaboration

Disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis and kidney function decline: a large prospective registry study

EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: 2023 update

See also: Results from the international collaborative systematic literature review informing the 2023 EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis

Evidence that autoantibody production may be driven by acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in Sjögren's disease

Expert consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic non-bacterial osteitis (CNO) in adults

Exploring the role of neutrophil extracellular traps in systemic lupus erythematosus

IĸBζ as a central modulator of inflammatory arthritis pathogenesis

Long COVID for the rheumatologist: current understanding and approach to management

Lupus and inflammatory bowel disease share a common set of microbiome features distinct from other autoimmune disorders

Microbiome research in autoimmune and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: lessons, advances and unmet needs

Multimorbidity patterns and rheumatoid arthritis disease outcomes: findings from a multicenter, prospective cohort

Patterns of imaging requests by general practitioners for people with musculoskeletal complaints

Rheum for improvement? Delayed diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a narrative review

Risk of developing psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis initiating treatment with different classes of biologics

Therapeutic interception in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis to prevent clinically impactful disease

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (new Cochrane intervention review)

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis (new Cochrane intervention review)

Uncovering specific genetic-respiratory disease endotypes for rheumatoid arthritis risk

Sources

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Jan-Mar); Arthritis & Rheumatology (Feb-Mar); Arthritis Care & Research (Feb-Mar); Cochrane Library (Jan-Feb); JAMA (Feb); Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America (Feb)

February 2025

Barriers to, facilitators of, and interventions to support treat-to-target implementation in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review

Clinical information on imaging referrals for suspected or known axial spondyloarthritis: recommendations from the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS)

Early identification of rheumatoid arthritis: does it induce treatment-related cost savings?

EULAR/PReS recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Still’s disease, comprising systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still’s disease

See also: Efficacy and safety of therapies for Still’s disease and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS): a systematic review informing the EULAR/PReS guidelines for the management of Still’s disease; and Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still’s disease are the same disease: evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses informing the 2023 EULAR/PReS recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Still’s disease

Evaluation of hematological markers as prognostic tools in rheumatoid arthritis

Fine particulate matter components and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a large general Canadian open cohort study

Functional patient-reported outcome measures after hip or knee arthroplasty

Gut microbiome and osteoarthritis: insights from the naturally occurring canine model of osteoarthritis

Journey through discovery of 75 years glucocorticoids: evolution of our knowledge of glucocorticoid receptor mechanisms in rheumatic diseases

Lifestyle discussions facilitate self-management in RA: a qualitative study of patients’ perceptions

Long-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection in rural versus urban dwellers with autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic disease: a retrospective cohort analysis from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative

Neighborhood characteristics and walking behavior among adults with arthritis: a national health interview survey study

Neighborhood disadvantage and knee osteoarthritis pain: do sleep and catastrophizing play a role?

Rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The risk of lung cancer in rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease

Total hip replacement or resistance training for severe hip osteoarthritis

Understanding the role of type I interferons in cutaneous lupus and dermatomyositis: toward better therapeutics

Sources

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Dec); Arthritis & Rheumatology (Dec-Jan); Arthritis Care & Research (Dec-Jan); BMC Rheumatology (Nov-Dec); NEJM (Oct)

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