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  "id": 667016,
  "title": "Arthritis origins may begin before birth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/arthritis-origins-may-begin-before-birth",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-arthritis-birth.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have discovered that some joints may be more susceptible to inflammatory arthritis before birth, offering new insight into why rheumatoid arthritis attacks particular joints while sparing others.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}