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Hydroxychloroquine does little to prevent pre-eclampsia in pregnant women with lupus

05 Feb 2024

The use of hydroxychloroquine during pregnancy does not appear to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia among women with systemic lupus erythematosus, as shown in a study.

05 Feb 2024

Certain lupus patients prone to flares after COVID-19 vaccination

01 Feb 2024

Among Asian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), those who are younger, male, from ethnic minority backgrounds, and have suboptimal disease control at time of vaccination are at increased risk of flares following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

01 Feb 2024

Sarawak General Hospital's Clinical Research Centre is the first site in the Asia-Pacific region for first-in-human clinical trial on new SLE drug

18 Jan 2024 by

The first-in-human (FIH) trial on a new experimental drug to treat patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) will be conducted at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), making it the first research center in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.

18 Jan 2024

Rituximab resolves complications in anti-MDA5–positive JDM

17 Jan 2024

Treatment with rituximab (RTX) in children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and antibodies to antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) results in clinical improvements in interstitial lung disease (ILD) as well as in cutaneous manifestation and musculoskeletal disease activity, according to a study.

17 Jan 2024

Intensive diet for patients with obesity, gout helps with weight loss but not symptom reduction

14 Jan 2024

For patients with gout and obesity, an intensive dietary intervention leads to reductions in body weight, but the weight loss does not necessarily translate to improvements in serum urate, fatigue, and pain, according to a study.

14 Jan 2024

Long-term supervised exercise works better than usual care in RA

10 Jan 2024

For people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and severe functional limitations, undergoing supervised exercise therapy for more than 52 weeks results in better outcomes compared with usual care, as reported in a study.

10 Jan 2024

Higher folic acid levels during pregnancy may help prevent Kawasaki disease in newborns

07 Jan 2024

Having greater serum folic acid levels and taking folic acid supplements more than once a week during the second and third trimesters appear to lower the risk of Kawasaki disease among infants, according to a study.

07 Jan 2024

Telitacicept shows promise in systemic lupus erythematosus

30 Dec 2023

Telitacicept, a novel fusion protein that neutralizes signals of B lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, is safe and helps improve the symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus, as shown in a phase IIb study.

30 Dec 2023

Low-dose naltrexone in fibromyalgia: No pain relief, but memory boost possible

22 Dec 2023

In the treatment of individuals with fibromyalgia, low-dose naltrexone does not appear to help reduce pain but might improve memory instead, as reported in a study.

22 Dec 2023

Maternal rheumatoid arthritis carries risk of ASD in offspring

20 Dec 2023

Infants born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during pregnancy are at risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study.