Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
Feature
Breakthrough COVID studies lend support to use of new boosters in immunosuppressed patients
The findings of two studies underscore the importance of booster vaccine doses in those with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking...
Conference Coverage
Hormones’ impact described in transgender rheumatology patients
Gender-affirming hormone therapy does not need to be a strict contraindication in transgender patients with rheumatic disease, an author of a new...
From the Journals
Cell-killing cancer therapy treats lupus successfully
“Our data reveal unexpected insights for a role of CAR T cells in nonmalignant diseases that could provide new opportunities for the treatment of...
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Autoimmune diseases linked to spike in post-MI events
“People with rheumatic arthritis, when they have a heart attack, are less likely to get the standard kind of treatments and have worse outcomes...
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Litifilimab meets primary endpoint in phase 2 lupus trial
Treatment group saw greater reduction in number of tender and swollen joints.
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Novel study offers clues to sex bias in lupus
Researchers compared immune cells in cisgender and transgender subjects to investigate the role of sex hormones independently from chromosomes in...
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Inhaled, systemic steroids linked to changes in brain structure
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that glucocorticoids have significant effects on the brain, which could explain their...
20th Anniversary
OMERACT continues to set standards on research outcomes, enhancing the patient voice
OMERACT arose from a need to streamline clinical outcome measures in rheumatology, and now with 30 years of...
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Autoimmune disease patients’ waxing, waning response to COVID vaccination studied in-depth
Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases have weaker vaccine-induced immunity to COVID but are able to build a humoral immune response...
From the Journals
Biosimilar-to-biosimilar switches deemed safe and effective, systematic review reveals
While switches between biosimilars of the same reference biologic already occur for biosimilars with indications in different specialties, they do...
Guidelines
ACR makes changes to adult, pediatric vaccinations guidance
The pneumococcal, recombinant zoster, and HPV vaccines are among those recommended for patients taking immunosuppressive medications.