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Ruth Costello

Researcher at University of Manchester

Publications -  31
Citations -  677

Ruth Costello is an academic researcher from University of Manchester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 22 publications receiving 341 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruth Costello include Arthritis Research UK & Manchester Academic Health Science Centre.

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Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Immunosuppressive Therapy in the UK: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

TL;DR: There remains significant scope to improve uptake of vaccinations in patients with RA in the UK, with regional differences in vaccination rates seen with the highest rates in Northern Ireland, and the lowest rates in London.
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Patient perceptions of glucocorticoid side effects: a cross-sectional survey of users in an online health community

TL;DR: The three most highly rated side effects were not clinically serious but remained important to patients, perhaps reflecting their impact on quality of life and high prevalence and should be taken into consideration when discussing treatment options and planning future GC safety studies.
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Oral glucocorticoid therapy and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study

TL;DR: GC therapy was associated with an increased risk of mortality for all specific causes considered, albeit to a lesser extent for cardiovascular causes, and the association between ever GC use and all-cause mortality was partly explained by perimortal bias.
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Quantifying the hepatotoxic risk of alcohol consumption in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate

TL;DR: Weekly alcohol consumption of <14 units per week does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of transaminitis, and the risk of developing abnormal liver blood tests at different levels of alcohol consumption is quantified.