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People with long-term autoimmune disorders exhibit "startling" levels of c
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to recent study from the University of Cambridge and King's College London, more than half of patients with auto-immune disorders have mental health issues including sadness or anxiety, however, the majority are seldom or never queried in the clinic about mental health symptoms.
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Extracellular vesicles may led to spread of scleroderma-caused fibrosis th
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new article in Arthritis and Rheumatology suggests that extracellular vesicles, which are involved in cell-to-cell communication, may be a factor in the development of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.
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High BMI increases risk of numerous rheumatic diseases: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study from Uppsala University, having a higher BMI increases the risk of five major rheumatic diseases: rheumatism, osteoarthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory spondylitis. The researchers also discovered that BMI was a greater risk factor for gout and psor
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Anifrolumab has shown long-term efficiency in lupus patients: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Type I interferon (IFN) is a strong immune activator found in high concentrations in the majority of patients with lupus, an autoimmune disease. In Arthritis & Rheumatology, researchers report positive results from the first placebo-controlled long-term trial of anifrolumab, a human mon
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Total knee replacement in patients under 21 evaluated in new study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study from researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) was reported at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2022 meeting.
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Spine disease found common in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New research shows that spine disease, once considered a rarity in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, affects as many as 10-35 per cent of patients and is asymptomatic in one-third.
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Rheumatology and the things one needs to care about
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), December 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Rheumatological conditions/autoimmune diseases have been increasing at an alarming rate, early detection can help arrest disease progression and prevent complications.
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Omicron will cause third wave, but not as devastating as in other countrie
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): As COVID cases resurge in India with the occurrence of the Omicron variant, Dr Padmanabha Shenoy, rheumatology and medical director at CARE Hospital, Kochi said that although the variant can cause a third wave in India, it would not be as devastating as t
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Professor charged for illegally using US grants to aid Chinese research: J
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 10 (Sputnik/ANI): A professor at a US university has been charged for allegedly using US grant funds to develop China's expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology, the Justice Department said in a press release.
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AIIMS doctor contributes Rs 2 lakh prize money to PM-CARES Fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): AIIMS doctor Uma Kumar, who recently won National sci-tech communication award, contributed her prize money of Rs 2 lakh in PM-CARES Fund to help the government fight COVID-19.
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First in Asia, Aster CMI doctors rescue teen suffering from rarest of the
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Doctors give a new lease of life to teen through a bone marrow transplant. Till now, less than 10 such cases have been successfully transplanted in the world.
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Graduate education might fill rheumatology workforce gap
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 13 (ANI): According to a new research, the U.S. adult rheumatology workforce is at risk of a serious decline but incentives to pursue rheumatology training, including help with graduate medical education funding, could provide critical relief.
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