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Episodes
Jon Lampa on patient-reported outcomes from the NORD-STAR trial
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As part of The Lancet Rheumatology’s special issue on public and patient involvement in rheumatology, in this month’s episode, Aisling talks to Pr...
Coziana Ciurtin on long-term outcomes of childhood-onset Sjögren’s disease
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode we discuss childhood-onset Sjögren’s disease-a rare and under-researched rheumatic condition. Lack of robust clinical an...
Fiona Pearce and Rachel Tattersall on HLH mortality rates in Europe
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This months episode covers Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH, a rare, life-threatening disorder characterised by dysregulated immune activity...
John Isaacs and Josh Bennett on sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode, Dr John Isaacs and Dr Josh Bennett from Newcastle University and the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, discuss sarcopeni...
Dr Samuel Bitoun on machine learning to classify the focus score and Sjögren's disease
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers Sjögren’s disease—an autoimmune condition that primarily affects areas of the body that produce fluids, such as ...
Ryan Hum on synovial immunopathology in psoriatic arthritis
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Sophie discusses psoriatic arthritis with Dr Ryan Hum from The University of Manchester.Psoriatic arthritis affects between 0...
Scott Uhlrich on personalised gait retraining for knee osteoarthritis
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re tackling a condition that affects over 374 million people worldwide—knee osteoarthritis (OA). As the most common site of OA...
Mark Hancock on low back pain
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we'll be discussing an issue that affects millions of people globally - low back pain. We will find out why the burden of low ba...
Vibeke Strand on polymyalgia rheumatica
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Professor Vibeke Strand discusses polymyalgia rheumatica (or PMR), a common inflammatory rheumatic disease that significantly impairs ...
Xue Li on access to biologics in the Asia-Pacific region
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a joint podcast between The Lancet Rheumatology and The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific with Prof Xue Li. Biologics have become a mai...
Sinisa Savic on treatment outcomes in VEXAS syndrome
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Professor Savic talks about his recent publication that looks at treatment outcomes in patients with VEXAS syndrome, as well as what ...
Fabian Müller and Melanie Hagen on a newly discovered toxicity of CD-19 targeting CAR T-cell therapy
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third and final episode of our mini-series on cell-based therapies in rheumatology, with Professor Fabian Müller and Dr Melanie Hagen fro...
Dominique Farge on allogeneic umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for systemic lupus erythematosus
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode of a mini series on cell-based therapies in rheumatology, with Prof. Dominique Farge discussing the use of allogeneic umbil...
Rebecca Marsh and Grant Schulert on allogeneic HSCT for children with refractory sJIA and associated lung disease
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of a mini series on cell-based therapies in rheumatology, with Prof Rebecca Marsh and Grant Schulert discussing the use of allogenei...
Bryant England on advanced therapies in US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Bryant England discusses the use of TNF-inhibitor versus non-TNF inhibitor biological or targeted synthetic DMARDs for treatment of rheumatoid arth...
Brooke Conley and Ivan Lin on the development of arthritis educational resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Brooke Conley and Associate Professor Ivan Lin discuss their recent study on integrating evidence from lived experience of Aboriginal people and cl...
Mark Russell and Sherry Yang on the inequities in rheumatological care in the UK and USA
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mark Russell and Sherry Yang discuss the factors influencing initiation of biologics in underserved populations with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK...
Quirine Dumoulin on the 4-year data from the TREAT-EARLIER trial
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Quirine Dumoulin discusses the efficacy of a 1-year course of methotrexate on the development of rheumatoid arthritis in ACPA-negative people with ...
Sebastian Sattui on older adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sebastian Sattui discusses the effects of age and frailty on the risks of end-stage renal disease, death, and severe infection in older adults with...
Celebrating 5 years of The Lancet Rheumatology with Oliver Distler, Laura Coates, and David Liew
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate 5 years of The Lancet Rheumatology, international advisory board members Oliver Distler, Laura Coates, and David Liew discuss recent prog...
Karen Schreiber, Ian Giles, and Angela Tincani on the Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases Series
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Karen Schreiber, Professor Ian Giles, and Professor Angela Tincani discuss the Series on Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases, including the use of DMA...
Dr Maria Tektonidou on cardiovascular risk factors in systemic lupus erythematosus
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Maria Tektonidou discusses the results of a cross-sectional analysis of international data on cardiovascular risk factors in systemic lupus erythem...
Rosemary Hollick on improving services for adults with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rosemary Hollick, University of Aberdeen, discusses a mixed-methods study on key health system components associated with improved outcomes to info...
Clinical Realities: Heather Van Epps, Anna Clark, Lola Falasinnu, David Liew, and Puja Mehta
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Editors Heather Van Epps and Anna Clark join guest hosts Lola Falasinnu, David Liew, and Puja Mehta to reflect on the progress of The Lancet Rheumatol...
Clinical Realities: Sex and Gender in Research Design and Reporting from The Lancet Summit
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Shirin Heidari, Prof James Wason, Dr Karen Schreiber, and Prof Cheryl Barnabe join guest host Dr David Liew to discuss how sex and gender impact re...
Clinical Realities: Randy Cron, Chandrika Bhat, and Puja Mehta
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Randy Cron and Chandrika Bhat join guest host Dr Puja Mehta to discuss the opportunities and challenges of cross-speciality research. Continue t...
Clinical Realities: Michael Weisman and Lola Falasinnu
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Michael Weisman joins guest host Dr Lola Falasinnu to discuss the challenges of conducting clinical trials in rheumatology and recent development...
Clinical Realities: Catherine Nelson-Piercy and Lizemarie Wium on obstetric medicine in rheumatic diseases
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Catherine Nelson-Piercy and Dr Lizemarie Wium join guest host Dr Puja Mehta to discuss the importance and challenges of obstetric medicine in rhe...
Clinical Realities: Greta Lindenmayer, Stephen Brady, and Onika Paolucci on caring for Australian Aboriginal patients with lupus
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greta Lindenmayer, Stephen Brady, and Onika Paolucci join guest host David Liew to discuss specialist considerations for the care of Australian Aborig...
Clinical Realities: Duncan Porter and Shahir Hamdulay discuss challenges facing UK rheumatology care in 2022
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical Realities: Duncan Porter and Shahir Hamdulay discuss the challenges facing rheumatology care in the UK in 2022, and what's needed to imp...
Clinical Realities: Thomas Bush and Lola Falasinnu on the health consequences of climate hazards for patients with rheumatic diseases
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Bush joins guest host Dr. Lola Falasinnu to discuss climate change and the potential adverse health effects of climate hazards for patients...
Clinical Realities: Coziana Ciurtin, Kate Webb, and Puja Mehta on transitional care for adolescent patients with rheumatic diseases
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Coziana Ciurtin and Dr. Kate Webb join guest host Dr. Puja Mehta to discuss the challenges and opportunities involved in transitional care for ado...
Clinical Realities: Dzifa Dey and David Liew on specialist rheumatology care in Ghana
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dzifa Dey joins guest host Dr. David Liew to discuss innovations in providing specialist rheumatology care and patient education in Ghana, and how...
Clinical Realities: Eric Peters and Jinoos Yazdani on rheumatology care for undocumented immigrants
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eric Peters and Prof. Jinoos Yazdani join Editor-in-Chief Heather Van Epps to discuss the challenges of providing specialist rheumatology care to ...