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CVD Mortality Higher in Women Than Men With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – For patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID), cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality decreased from 1999 to 2020, but sex disparities persist, according to...
Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says. Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic s...
Conversion Therapy Harms Heart Health
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – Conversion therapy might harm a young person’s long-term heart health, a new study says. Young adults assigned male at birth were nearly three times as likely to be d...
Common Medications Tied to Older Age at Onset of Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Multiple common medications are associated with a considerable delay of Parkinson disease (PD) symptom onset, according to a study published online March 6 in the Journal of...
Proinflammatory Diet Tied to Higher Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – Individuals who eat a proinflammatory diet have a higher likelihood of chronic kidney disease, according to a review published online April 16 in the Journal of Health, ...
Rare Hair Loss Condition Can Be Treated With Low Doses Of Antibiotic Doxycycline
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – Lower doses of a common antibiotic can curb hair loss caused by a rare skin condition, a new study says. The antibiotic doxycycline is commonly used to treat lymphocytic...
Bladder Wall Thickness Reflects Severity of Bladder Inflammatory Conditions
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – For patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), bladder wall thickness (BWT) on computed tomography (CT) scans reflects the severity of bladder...
Stressors Affect Systemic Inflammation, Tumor Aggressiveness in Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – For women with breast cancer, stressors are associated with deleterious alterations to the systemic and tumor immune environment, according to a study published online Feb....
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Linked to More Rapid Plaque Growth in Lesions
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with more rapid progression of coronary artery lesion-based plaque volume, according to a...
Childhood Maltreatment May Up Risk for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disorders
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – On a global scale, childhood maltreatment is associated with a higher risk for developing some immune-mediated inflammatory disorders (IMIDs), according to a study...
“Chameleon” Immune Cells Linked To Severe Asthma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 – A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients. Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to be able to get...
Most Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Recover by Six Months
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Most children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) recover quickly, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in JAMA Pediatrics. Dongngan T....
Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Risk for New Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Arthritis Care & Research. Yumeko...
Dual-Biomarker Algorithm Can Inform Osteoarthritis Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – A new diagnostic test using a dual-biomarker algorithm can inform osteoarthritis diagnosis with high accuracy, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the Journal...
American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 14-19
The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held this year from Nov. 14 to 19 in Washington, D.C., and attendees included rheumatology specialists, physicians, scientists, and o...
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