Most recently our work in support of neurodivergent people has been recognised and rewarded by the Royal College of Physicians. This has been a particularly meaningful development in the light of the difficulties we once faced after responding to requests for help from one neurodivergent individual. We have recently produced a highly successful podcast defining links between chronic pain, hypermobility and neurodivergence: Airing Pain |Pain Concern

Academic and teaching work have accelerated and a brief synopsis of our recent publications are offered below. Further information can be found on LinkedIn (2) Dr Clive Kelly | LinkedIn, and on my ORCID registry Clive Kelly (0000-0003-1536-7908) - My ORCID.

our RECENT PUBLICATIONS on triple themes of africa, mental health and interstital lung disease

Laura Ryan, Ella Thomson, Harriet Beer, Ned Philcox and Clive Kelly. AUTISTIC TRAITS CORRELATE WITH CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A SELF-SELECTED POPULATION BASED SURVEY. OBM Neurobiology 2023, Volume 7, Issue 1, doi:10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2301155 16 February 2023  

Kuo C, Black L, Barber S and Kelly CA. Arthritis in East Africa. African Journal Rheumatol 28 Feb 2023 Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023), pages 3 – 9.

Koduri G, Podlasek A, Pattapola S, Laila D, Nandagudi A, Dubey S, Kelly C. Four-factor risk score for the prediction of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05313-6

Clive Kelly. Joining the dots: providing medical and humanitarian assistance in East Africa. RCP Commentary March 2023, pages 28-34. Commentary magazine | RCP London

Clive Kelly. The Association between Fibromyalgia, Hypermobility and Neurodivergence Extends To Families: Brief Report. Int J Psychiatr Res. 2023; 6(3): 1-5.

Mmbaga, B. T. et al. (2023) Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders with arthritis screening in Tanzania: new insights into the growing clinical, economic and societal burden of non-communicable disease. Tanzania Public Health Bulletin, 10(1), pp. 8-14.

Kelly CA. The dangers of being a good Samaritan. Published in ‘Voice of Doctors’ October 2023 Blog - Protecting Medics (voiceofdoctors.org)

Garton M and Kelly CA. Does reduced cathepsin activity contribute to skin and lung fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis and related disorders?  13th October 2023 Rheumatology, kead549, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead549

Thomson E, Beer H, Ryan L, Philcox E, Kelly C. Food intolerance and sensitivity are associated with features of fibromyalgia in a self-selected community population. Food Health. 2023;5(4):17. doi:10.53388/FH2023017

Said S, Omar N, Juma F, and Kelly CA.  Clinical, serological and radiological findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from Zanzibar comparing those with and without interstitial lung disease Trends in Immunotherapy (2023) Volume 7 Issue 2. https://doi: 10.24294/ti.v7.i2.2716

Martin R, Taylor R and Kelly CA. RECOGNISING THE RHEUMATOLOGICAL NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT FEMALES: COMMENTARY. Rheumato, November 2023.

Dr Clive Kelly. Surviving a referral to the GMC.  ‘RCP Commentary’ 2023.  December 3rd 2023, pages 32-34.

Kilonzo K, Krauth S, Halliday J, Kelly C, Siebert S, Temu G et al. Estimating the prevalence, quality of life, economic and societal impact of arthritis in Tanzania: protocol for a mixed methods study. Doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.8epv5j8r4l1b/v1

Kelly C. International Clinicians and Academics Supporting the Refugee Journey- personal narratives from the field. Qeios 2023 https://qeios.com/read/RWM24L.12

Juge P, Granger B, El Houari L, McDermott G, Doyle T, Kelly CA et al. Déchiffrer la pneumopathie interstitielle diffuse associée à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde en utilisant une analyse en cluster hiérarchique non supervisée : résultats d’une collaboration internationale. Revue du Rhumatisme Volume 90, Supplement 1, December 2023, Pages A27-A28 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhum.2023.10.040

Mark Garton, Clive Kelly, Does reduced cathepsin activity contribute to skin and lung fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis and related disorders?, Rheumatology, Volume 63, Issue 3, March 2024, Pages e81–e82, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead549

Kelly C, Taylor R, Martin R, Doherty M.  Recognising and responding to physical and mental health issues in neurodivergent girls and women. BJHM 2nd April 2024; Volume 25, issue 4. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2023.0337

Said S, Yongolo N, Biswaro S, Walker R, Kelly C. Decolonisation of health care in East Africa: opinion piece. 24th April 2024. GHES null, 0(0), 2299. https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.2299

Kelly, C. A., Kelly, C., & Taylor, R. (2024). Review of the Psychosocial Consequences of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Females. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 6(1), 10–20. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2024.6.1.2033

Hannah J, Rodziewicz M, Mehta P et al. The diagnosis and management of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease-related interstitial lung disease: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 18 April 2024. Volume 8, Issue 2, 2024, rkae056, https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae056

Yongolo N, Halliday J, Bunn C, Mtesha B, Kelly CA, Krauth S et al., Estimating the prevalence and predictors of rheumatological disease in the community of northern Tanzania – a pilot study. Pan African Medical Journal 2024; 47: 36 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.36.38258

Brown K, Chaudhuri N, Corte T, Dieudé P, John L, Kelly C et al.  A modified Delphi exercise in physician-perceived risk factors for drug-induced pneumotoxicity in patients with rheumatological disease. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2024; 24: 547 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03287-0

Anika Ali and Clive Kelly. Redefining the treatment and rehabilitation of UK prisoners. Qeios December 2024.

Dasigan K, Langman K, Iftikhar Z, Kelly CA. Hypermobility and pain – a review of recent developments and their application to clinical practice. Jan 22nd 2025 TouchREVIEWS in RMD. 2025;4(1): DOI: 10.17925/rmd.2025.4.1.4

Deidda M, Grieve E, Krauth S, Hsieh PH, Yongolo N, Siebert S, Halliday J, Biswaro SM, Kilonzo K, Walker R, Kelly C, Msoka EF, Kiula K, Mmbaga B, McIntosh E. Economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Tanzania: results from a community-based survey. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 15;15(1):e087425. Doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087425. PMID: 39819935; PMCID: PMC11751939.

Kelly CA, Shaikh M. Practical issues relating to the use of antifibrotic therapy in patients with interstitial lung disease and rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2025 Apr 1: jrheum.2025-0103. Doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-0103.

Downs J, Kelly C. Improving understanding, recognition and treatment for men with anorexia nervosa. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2025 Jun 25;86(6):1-15. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2024.0643. Epub 2025 Jun 5. PMID: 40554450.

Downs J, Kelly C. Medical management and differential diagnosis of restrictive eating disorders in men: a case study report with co-produced recommendations. J Eat Disord 13, 124 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01250-w

Kelly C, Saxena S, Kelly K. Degree of Hypoxia and Physiological Differences Between Fast and Slow Ascents to Very High Altitude. Oxygen. 2025; 5(3):13. https://doi.org/10.3390/oxygen5030013