Dose Range for Iberdomide Studied in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 -- For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), iberdomide at a higher dose is superior to placebo for the rate of response indicating reduction in disease activity, according to a study published in the March 17... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 16, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mixed Results for Oral Lupus Drug in Phase II
(MedPage Today) -- What could be the first oral medication specific for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was more effective than placebo in a randomized phase II trial, though the results were something less than a home run.
With 288 patients... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - March 16, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Who Is Most Likely to Get Lupus Nephritis? Symptoms
Title: Who Is Most Likely to Get Lupus Nephritis? SymptomsCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 3/16/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/16/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - March 16, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
What Lupus Patients Want Their Doctor to Know
Because lupus can come with so many variables and a high degree of complexity, many people get frustrated in their journeys toward managing the disease. Here, 11 patients opened up about what they wish doctors knew when it comes to the nuances of lupus, and how to better care for those with the disease.
By the time we see you, it may be years since symptoms first began
According to the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), the disease is difficult to diagnose because symptoms can be so different from person to person. On average, it takes nearly six years for people with lupus to be diagnosed after the first time they notice ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sepsis Mortality Is high in Patients With Connective Tissue Diseases Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Conclusions: In-hospital sepsis mortality is high in CTD patients. SSc diagnoses and SOFA were independently associated with mortality. Additionally, common ICU scores were good predictors for mortality. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What We Know About Leaky Gut Syndrome
Most of your internal organs are comfortably well protected from the outside world. But the gastrointestinal tract—or more precisely, the inside of the gastrointestinal tract—comes in contact with items from the outside world every day.
The foods you eat enter the body via the mouth, travel to the stomach, where they’re partially digested, and move on to the intestines, where the real work of extracting the nutrients and energy we need to live and thrive takes place.
The system usually works quite well, but for some folks, it can spring leaks—just as any well-used plumbing system might. These tiny l...
Source: TIME: Health - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elaine K. Howley Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Researchers Are Getting Closer to Understanding Long COVID. But Treatments Are Likely Still a Ways Off
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, questions about Long COVID still outnumber answers. Why do some people develop long-lasting symptoms—often after a mild case of COVID-19, sometimes even after being vaccinated—while others fully recover from their brushes with the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Why does Long COVID seem to disproportionately appear in women? How can one condition affect numerous bodily systems, causing symptoms ranging from brain fog to joint pain to total exhaustion? Is Long COVID a single diagnosis, or is it better understood as an umbrella term for a spectrum of disease, caused by a range of biologica...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Personality traits associate with behavioral problems in pet dogs - Salonen M, Mikkola S, Hakanen E, Sulkama S, Puurunen J, Lohi H.
Personality traits, especially neuroticism, strongly predict psychopathology. The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758) is used as a natural model for psychiatric disorders, but the similarity between dog and human personality and the associ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
EULAR CVD Management Guidance Focuses on Gout, Lupus, Vasculitis EULAR CVD Management Guidance Focuses on Gout, Lupus, Vasculitis
The recommendations advise on managing cardiovascular health in patients with gout, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, myositis, Sj ögren syndrome, lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, and other diseases.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 24, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
What Happens When You Have Lupus?
Title: What Happens When You Have Lupus?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - February 22, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Is Lupus a Fatal Disease?
Title: Is Lupus a Fatal Disease?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - February 16, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
EM Coach: Positively chilling
What caused this teen girl’s breakout of hives?
Question Stem
A 14-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department to be evaluated for diffuse hives (pictured below). They developed while the family was swimming in a cold lake where they were picnicking.
No one else in the family developed any symptoms. It took her parents 30 minutes to get her to the hospital, and her symptoms started to resolve by the time she arrived. Which of the following findings may be used to confirm the suspected diagnosis?
Question Answer Choices
A. Development of vesicles hours later
B. History of Raynaud’s phenomenon
C. Positive Alle...
Source: EPMonthly.com - February 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey Lyles Source Type: news
Autoimmune diseases and women ’s health spotlighted during webinar
<div class="rxbodyfield">Members of the NIEHS Women’s Health Awareness community learned how conditions such as lupus can affect pregnancy, during Jan. 13 event.</div> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 1, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
