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Multimarker Urine Test Promises to Improve Lupus Nephritis Diagnosis, Prognosis

Accuracy above 85% in early testing -- far better than proteinuria and biopsy

Nov 18, 2024
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Zoster Vaccine Found Effective, Safe in Autoimmune Patients

Claims data show it works and doesn't cause lupus flares

Nov 17, 2024
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Study Offers Clues for Avoiding RMD Flares After COVID Vaccination

European registry analysis brings surprises along with the expected

Oct 17, 2024
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Off-the-Shelf Drug Matches CAR-T Effects in Refractory Lupus

Patient achieves remission with biologic agent currently used for myeloma

Sep 04, 2024
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Use of Birth Control Appears Spotty for Women With Lupus

Records suggest guidelines on contraceptives are mostly not followed

Aug 26, 2024
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Combo Biologics for Lupus Mostly Flop

But hint of benefit suggests the approach might not be a dead end

Aug 20, 2024
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Lupus Organ Damage Most Often Comes Early

Spanish cohort study tracked patients for up to 20 years after diagnosis

Aug 05, 2024
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Alopecia Areata Tied to Higher Risks of Autoimmune and Psychiatric Comorbidities

This could exacerbate disease burden and reduce quality of life, researchers say

Jul 31, 2024
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Poor Neighborhood, More Than Race, Predicts Greater Lupus Skin Severity

Blackness, per se, seen as less important than area socioeconomics

Jul 25, 2024
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Genes, Air Pollution Combine to Raise Lupus Risk

British data suggest how environmental and genetic factors add together

Jul 11, 2024
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Do Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Lupus Risk for Women?

Sobering findings from Nurses' Health Study

Jul 02, 2024
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Could Two Targeted Therapies Be Better Than One in Lupus?

Mid-stage trial tests a JAK inhibitor as monotherapy and in combination with a BTK blocker

Jun 26, 2024
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Lupus Complications Reduced With Common Diabetes Drug

Metformin benefits seen extending way beyond its glucose-lowering properties

Jun 20, 2024
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CAR-T Treatment Continues to Astonish in Rheumatologic Diseases

Numbers of patients, length of follow-up keep growing with no visible downside (yet)

Jun 12, 2024
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