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Low RA flare rate reported after Pfizer COVID vaccination
The rate of flares seen among RA patients in remission after vaccination was in line with other reports across a range of rheumatic and...
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Researchers describe first reports of breakthrough COVID infections, booster shots in rheumatology patients
The first published results of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in fully or partially vaccinated patients with RMDs hint at encouraging low rates...
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NIH to study COVID vaccine booster in people with autoimmune disease
The trial will look at the impact of a booster in patients with five different autoimmune diseases who are either on or off immunosuppressives.
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Tocilizumab shortage continues as pandemic wears on
Emergency use authorization of tocilizumab for COVID-19 has led to a global shortage, but supplies for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory...
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No higher risk of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease flares seen after COVID-19 vaccination
The findings may help rheumatologists to convince patients to get Pfizer and Moderna shots.
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FDA approves anifrolumab (Saphnelo) as first new lupus treatment in more than 10 years
Anifrolumab, a monoclonal antibody against type 1 interferon receptor, improved overall disease activity in patients with SLE on standard therapy...
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COVID-19 vaccination does not increase risk of flare in patients with lupus
An international web-based survey found a very low rate of medically confirmed flare post COVID vaccination in nearly 700 participants.
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Patients on methotrexate show T-cell response to Pfizer vaccine
Despite poor antibody response to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, cellular immunity was generated in patients taking methotrexate, new research shows...
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New ACR guidance recommends COVID-19 vaccination in RMD patients
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Novel study links air pollution to increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis flares
Increased air pollution parallels increased RA flares in a novel study undertaken in an industrial city.