A novel scoring system can effectively stratify patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases into high- and low-risk groups for serious infections after high-dose glucocorticoid therapy.

A herpes zoster vaccine is safe in adults with autoimmune rheumatic disease and elicits a strong immune response, but responses are weaker in those on rituximab or mycophenolate, per a phase 4 study.

SGLT-2 inhibitors linked to lower risk for autoimmune rheumatic diseases compared with sulfonylureas. HealthDay News — Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are associated with a reduced ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes who received sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors demonstrated a nearly 50% lower risk for systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease vs. those who received dipeptidyl ...

OLDHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 24: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside Oldham Regional Science Centre on November 24, 2020 in Oldham, United Kingdom.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) causes significant morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Patients at high risk of ILD should be screened using ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diverse types of traumatic experiences showed significant links to the development and severity of autoimmune ...

Having Covid-19 increases a person’s risk of developing an autoimmune disease in the year after infection, a large study out of South Korea and Japan reports, but vaccination helps decrease that risk.

Doctors explain why women face a higher risk of autoimmune diseases like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid disorders, ...

SGLT2i may help prevent some autoimmune disorders. (HealthDay News) — Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are associated with a reduced risk for autoimmune rheumatic diseases compared ...

The weighted incidence rate was 51.90 and 58.41 per 100,000 person-years in individuals initiating SGLT-2 inhibitors and sulfonylureas, respectively. HealthDay News — Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 ...