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AudioScholar Rheumatology Weekly
Rheumatology — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed rheumatology literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.
Episodes
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyRituximab no better than azathioprine for EGPA maintenance
Editor's Pick: Rituximab vs Azathioprine for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Maintenance Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA, 2026) This…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyEarly treat-to-target RA: 82% in remission at 10 years
Editor's Pick: Ten-year outcomes after treat-to-target therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis (Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2026) This AudioScholar…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyPolymyalgia guideline: faster taper, early methotrexate
Editor's Pick: The 2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (Rheumatology, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyHolding DMARDs post-booster: no antibody gain, more flares
Editor's Pick: Temporary Cessation of DMARD Therapy and COVID-19 Supplemental Dose Vaccine Immunogenicity in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: The COVER…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyPH in anti-synthetase syndrome tied to higher mortality
Editor's Pick: Pulmonary hypertension in anti-synthetase syndrome: prevalence, comparative risk across autoimmune diseases, and impact on survival…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyGolimumab: ~half without psoriasis drug-free at 10 years
Editor's Pick: Drug-Free Remission in Early Peripheral Spondyloarthritis, including Psoriatic Arthritis: 10-year follow-up from the CRESPA trial (Arthritis &…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyPolymyalgia rheumatica: ~25% on prednisolone at 5-10 years
Editor's Pick: Incidence and disease course of polymyalgia rheumatica during two decades: a nationwide study across healthcare sectors in Denmark (Arthritis &…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyDifficult-to-manage PsA ~2%, refractory 1.2% in Nordic data
Editor's Pick: Difficult-to-manage and treatment-refractory psoriatic arthritis in patients treated with biological and targeted synthetic DMARDs: prevalence…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyParenteral steroid bridging in RA tied to less use at 1 year
Editor's Pick: Use of parenteral compared with oral glucocorticoids in early rheumatoid arthritis for chance of being off steroids and escalation of therapy at…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyAvacopan in ANCA vasculitis: 2 probable DILI cases in 238
Editor's Pick: Hepatotoxicity of Avacopan: Real-World Incidence and Confirmed Cases of Severe Drug-Induced Liver Injury in a US National Rheumatology Registry…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyAutoantibody-guided RA therapy no better than standard care
Editor's Pick: Exploring possibilities towards PeRsonalIsed MEdicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis (PRIMERA): tailored modifications to standard treat-to-target…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyArthritis screening clinic tied to 2x DMARD-free remission
Editor's Pick: Long-term effectiveness of the Early Arthritis Recognition Clinic's screening for the presence of clinical arthritis in the Netherlands: a…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyJanus kinase inhibitor response falls with BMI, not placebo
Editor's Pick: Impact of BMI on response to Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jul 31, 2026
Editor's Pick: Clinical outcomes of upadacitinib continuation vs withdrawal in giant cell arteritis through 2 years (Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2026)…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jul 30, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning targeted biological therapies in vasculitis, novel autoantibody and…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jul 23, 2026
Editor's Pick: 2025 EULAR recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica and primary large vessel vasculitis (Annals of the rheumatic diseases…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jul 16, 2026
Editor's Pick: Real-world efficacy and safety of avacopan in ANCA-associated vasculitis: a retrospective comparative study (RMD Open, 2026) Welcome to This…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jul 9, 2026
Editor's Pick: Enhancing diagnostic accuracy in axial spondyloarthritis through centralised clinical and imaging evaluation: results from a prospective…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jul 2, 2026
Editor's Pick: Progression from oligoarticular to polyarticular psoriatic arthritis and apremilast as a disease modifier: novel insights from FOREMOST…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jun 24, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning emerging cellular and molecular targets in systemic autoimmune…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jun 17, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 8 notable papers spanning advances in precision monitoring and biomarkers, new insights into…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jun 10, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 6 notable papers spanning risk stratification in systemic autoimmune diseases and new insights…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — Jun 6, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning new therapeutic breakthroughs in systemic diseases like lupus and…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — May 28, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning new therapeutic paradigms like CAR-T cell therapy [7], optimizing…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — May 21, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 8 notable papers spanning several key areas, including new therapeutic strategies for diseases…
AudioScholar Rheumatology WeeklyThis Week in Rheumatology — May 14, 2026
Welcome to This Week in Rheumatology. This week we're covering 8 notable papers spanning early intervention strategies, the fundamental mechanisms of…