Following Rituximab With Second Biologic Helpful in Lupus Trial may provide answer for patients who don't respond to B-cell depletion Oct 25, 2021
How Should Patients With Autoimmune Diseases Approach COVID Vaccination? Mixed messaging and a lack of tailored research leaves providers and patients in the dark Oct 22, 2021
Healthy Lifestyle Limits Lupus Risk Diet, exercise, weight, smoking, and moderate alcohol use contributed to lower risk in women Jul 29, 2021
Slow Steroid Tapering Succeeds in SLE Flare rates were significantly lower with gradual withdrawal than with low-dose maintenance Jul 13, 2021
'Dancing With the Stars' Judge Carrie Ann Inaba's Autoimmune Diseases TV host takes leave of absence May 04, 2021
In Lupus, Even Minor Changes in Disease Activity Matter One-unit increase in disease activity score raised mortality risk by 22%, study showed Apr 14, 2021
Lung Hemorrhage in Lupus: Which Patients Die? Risk factors include older age, longer disease duration, infection, and certain treatments Feb 20, 2021
Staying Safe in Lupus: Monitor Hydroxychloroquine Levels Limit the retinopathy risk while maintaining anti-thrombotic protection, study suggests Jan 11, 2021
Who Flares When SLE Patients Stop Hydroxychloroquine? Flares more likely among minorities, younger patients, and those taking steroids Jan 05, 2021
COVID Complications Common with Rheumatic Disease Adverse outcomes included acute kidney injury and congestive heart failure Nov 08, 2020
In Lupus, Older Age and Male Sex Raise Cancer Risk Role of most medications, though, not yet clear Aug 21, 2020
Lupus Anticoagulant Tied to COVID Thrombosis Small study suggests consideration of therapeutic anticoagulation Aug 12, 2020
Cachexia Common in Lupus More than half of patients in a large cohort developed involuntary weight loss Aug 04, 2020
Voclosporin Beats Standard of Care in Lupus Nephritis High rates of response seen even among difficult-to-treat Hispanic patients Jun 05, 2020
EULAR 2020: What to Expect Cancelled due to pandemic but extensive menu of virtual learning planned Jun 02, 2020
HCQ Plus Azithromycin: A Dangerous Combination? Antimalarial drug appears safe alone; whether it's effective in COVID-19 still unclear Apr 14, 2020
Complement Biomarkers Help Predict Lupus Cell-bound complement activation products were more sensitive than traditional biomarkers Mar 24, 2020
In Lupus, Keep BP Below 130/80 With pressures between 130-139/80-89 mm Hg, risk for vascular events rose by 73% Mar 12, 2020
Vascular Changes Often Missed in Lupus Nephritis Biopsies alone don't tell the story, study suggests Jan 09, 2020
DOAC Disappoints in Thrombotic Autoimmune Disorder Drug may, in fact, pose serious risks in this population Oct 14, 2019
Bone Marrow Transplant for Autoimmune Disease: Ready for Prime Time? Everything you know about BMT is probably wrong, says hematologist Apr 08, 2019
Benlysta Benefits in SLE Persist for 13 Years One-third of patients still on therapy for 10 years, an 'extraordinary' result, researchers said Feb 19, 2019
ACR: IL-12/23 Blocker Offers Long-Term Benefits in SLE Responses were sustained out to 1 year with ustekinumab Oct 24, 2018
Childhood Trauma: Risk Factor for Lupus in Adulthood? Nurses Health Study data show a link Oct 24, 2018
Recurrent Post-Transplant Lupus Nephritis Declining Single-center study credits improvements in immunosuppression Oct 23, 2018
Estrogen and Lupus: Exploring the Link Unique relationship identified between SLE, estrogen, and toll-like receptors Aug 27, 2018
In Lupus, Time on Dialysis Matters Survival in lupus nephritis worsens after 24 months of dialysis May 18, 2018
Inflammatory Eye Disease: Complex, Scary Often related to autoimmune, inflammatory diseases May 10, 2018
Native Americans Face Challenges in Lupus Disease onset is earlier, clinical pattern differs, and disparities exist in treatment Mar 02, 2018
Prospects Good for Ustekinumab Gaining SLE Indication Positive phase II data reported in ACR late-breaker Nov 08, 2017
Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Marches on as Rheumatology Target Industry remains interested despite lackluster phase II results with Celgene drug Nov 06, 2017
Helping Kids with Chronic Diseases Move to Adult Care Program at Wisconsin hospital develops self-management skills Aug 13, 2017
Multiple Metabolic Abnormalities Seen in Lupus Targeting insulin resistance alone won't be enough Apr 04, 2017
