Dr Jason E Liebowitz joins Dr Marwan Bukhari to discuss the metaverse and how the field of rheumatology can utilise virtual and augmented reality to improve the lives of patients.

Listen now to hear about the current technological developments and what this means for future clinical practice!

You can read this article [https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead534] in Rheumatology.

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Professor Doron Rimar joins Dr Cristiana Sieiro Santos to discuss their article, which retrospectively compares the outcomes of SSc patients who underwent AHSCT to patients who met the eligibility criteria for AHSCT but received upfront combination therapy with MMF and rituximab.

Listen now to hear the findings and what this means for future clinical practice!

You can read this article [https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead457] in Rheumatology.

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What is the leaky pipeline and how do we address it? Prof Christina Duftner (University of Innsbruck) and Prof Isabella Grabner (Vienna University of Economics and Business) join Dr Latika Gupta to discuss the diminishing proportion of women in higher ranking and leadership roles within rheumatology.

Want to read more? Here's your further reading list:
1. Read Christina and Isabella's full paper
2. Read Latika's work on the gender gap in journal Editorial Boards

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