Colchicine is an ancient drug, derived from plants of the Colchicum variety (or Autumn Crocus). Mentioned in the Ancient Egyptian Ebers papyrus, colchicine was purified by the 18th century and has been in regular use by physicians ever since; it was finally licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2009 for the prophylaxis and treatment of gout.1 Low doses of colchicine (0·5 mg two to…
Explore the current issue of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, a monthly journal covering content in respiratory medicine and critical care
Explore the current issue of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, a monthly journal covering content in respiratory medicine and critical care
A 47-year-old woman came to our institution with a 1-month history of breast erythema, swelling, and a new 1 cm purple skin plaque on her…
Explore the current issue of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, a monthly journal covering content in respiratory medicine and critical care
Explore the current issue of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, a monthly journal covering content in respiratory medicine and critical care
Vasculitides have long posed significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for clinicians due to their complex nature. During the past two decades, the mechanisms driving these…
Vasculitides have long posed significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for clinicians due to their complex nature. During the past two decades, the mechanisms driving these…
Telerehabilitation with a physiotherapist was non-inferior to in-person care for chronic knee pain in a randomised non-inferiority trial by Rana Hinman and colleagues. 394 adults…
Since 1940, epidemiologists, clinicians, and scientists promoted increased awareness of the crucial importance of promoting preventive strategies for minimising the risk of poor health later…
Two conventional synthetic DMARD tapering strategies were associated with significantly lower rates of flare-free survival compared with stable conventional synthetic DMARD treatment, and the data…
