Commonalities between Covid and rheumatoid arthritis could help find treatments

Researchers said the findings could help develop treatment strategies (David Davies/PA)

Similarities found between rheumatoid arthritis and Covid-19 could help develop new treatments for coronavirus and Long Covid, according to a new study.

Research led by the University of Glasgow found that some rheumatoid arthritis patients who became infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, had “flares” of joint pain and inflammation, which hinted at similarities between Covid-19 and rheumatoid arthritis.