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News, 17 Feb 2026

NRAS launches major new cardiovascular risk management modules for their e-learning programme SMILE-RA

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) will launch a series of three new modules on managing cardiovascular risk for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) within its SMILE-RA e-learning, self-management programme in mid-February. This is an important new educational resource for people with RA who have an increased risk of developing heart disease, (similar to people […]

News, 27 Jan 2026

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society announces new Chief Medical Advisor – January 2026

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chief Medical Advisor (CMA), Professor James Galloway MBChB, MSc, CHP, MRCP, PhD. Prof. Galloway is Professor of Rheumatology at King’s College London, a leading researcher in the field of inflammatory autoimmune diseases and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at King’s College […]

News, 08 Jan 2026

MAMA Study: pregnant women with inflammatory arthritis being treated with a biologic

The Monoclonal Antibody Medications in inflammatory Arthritis: stopping or continuing in pregnancy (MAMA) study. This research is for pregnant women with inflammatory arthritis who are being treated with a biologic. The MAMA Study is looking to provide an answer on which is the better approach. Who can take part? To take part in the MAMA […]

News, 06 Nov 2025

NRAS Launch New 3 Year Strategy

NRAS launches new strategy to transform its support for people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), the UK’s leading independent charity supporting people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), has today unveiled a new organisational strategy aimed at tackling urgent challenges in care, diagnosis, […]

News, 01 Nov 2025

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News, 12 Oct 2025

World Arthritis Day 2025: Raising Awareness for Rheumatoid Arthritis

World Arthritis Day (WAD), observed annually on 12th October, is a global initiative to spotlight conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) – a complex autoimmune disease that is often misunderstood. To mark WAD 2025, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has re-released a powerful video originally launched in 2019. The video’s message about the stigma and misconceptions surrounding RA remains […]

News, 26 Sep 2025

Paracetamol and Pregnancy

The Department of Health and Social Care has put out a statement in relation to recent media surrounding the use of paracetamol during pregnancy. The statement reassures individuals that taking paracetamol is safe and recommended as the first choice pain reliever for pregnant women. The facts The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has also […]

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News, 18 Sep 2025

Metal toxicity: 2000 hip implants recalled

The Medical Health Regulator’s Guidance & a Patient’s Story Reported by the Daily Telegraph (5th September 2025), the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a safety alert confirming increased risks linked to certain Profemur cobalt-chromium modular neck hip replacements. One patient, Tracey O’Neill, shared her experience in the national press (The Daily […]

News, 14 Sep 2025

Introducing our new Symptom Checker

Introducing our new symptom checker, a user-friendly online resource developed with input from leading rheumatology experts.

News, 01 Sep 2025

Scottish Survey: Life with inflammatory conditions

NRAS are leading on an important collaborative survey of people with autoimmune inflammatory conditions across Scotland about their experience of care in the NHS.

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