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Autoimmune Disease Doesn’t Lead to More Severe COVID-19 Outcomes, But Corticosteroids May, New Research Shows

Your level of risk may have less to do with your autoimmune disease and more to...
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Should You Take Extra Precautions Against New Coronavirus Variants If You’re Immunocompromised or at High Risk for COVID-19?

The rule of thumb is that even if you’re immunocompromised or living with chron...
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What to Know About Getting the Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose If You’re Immunocompromised or Have an Autoimmune Condition

From navigating delays in vaccine rollouts to monitoring for more severe side e...
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Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine with Autoimmune or Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease: New Guidance from the American College of Rheumatology

If you have a form of autoimmune or inflammatory arthritis or take immunosuppre...
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Methotrexate and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Should You Stop Taking Methotrexate Temporarily After Getting the Shot?

Pausing methotrexate after getting a COVID-19 vaccine may help increase your im...
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Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Antiphospholipid antibodies are antibodies directed against phosphorus-fat compo...
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COVID-19 vaccine

Hi, just wondering if anyone on here is aged between 60-65 and only on hydroxych...
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Israeli Stroke Therapy Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Status

Israeli stroke therapy granted FDA breakthrough device status By JERUSALEM POS...
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ACR: Vaccinate patients with musculoskeletal, inflammatory, autoimmune disease for COVID-19

Rheumatology patients with musculoskeletal, inflammatory and autoimmune disease...
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Hydroxychloroquine in systemic and autoimmune diseases: Where are we now?

Review Hydroxychloroquine in systemic and autoimmune diseases: Where are we now?...
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Web search data and help from Israel mean England can catch COVID spikes early

A complex algorithm, maintained in part by Bar Ilan University epidemiologist, u...
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14 of 16 severe COVID patients in trial recover with experimental Israeli drug2 cases remain in critical condition 28 days after receiving

14 of 16 severe COVID patients in trial recover with experimental Israeli drug 2...
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New Israeli drug cured 29 of 30 moderate/serious COVID cases in days — hospital

New Israeli drug cured 29 of 30 moderate/serious COVID cases in days — hospital ...
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COVID-19 RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD: ISRAEL

Vaccinated! Now what? An expert offers answers for Israel’s dosed and confused P...
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COVID-19 UPDATES AROUND THE WORLD: ISRAEL

Israel has led the world in its vaccination drive. It's not perfect but medical ...
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Webinar put on by British Sjögren’s Syndrome Association: Dr Elizabeth Price

The BSSA was delighted to hold its very first live webinar. It was presented by ...
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Preventing Heart Disease When You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis: Which Tests Do You Need?

Having rheumatoid arthritis raises your risk of heart disease, but getting cert...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease: Why You’re at Increased Risk

People with rheumatoid arthritis have nearly a 50 percent greater risk of develo...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease: 28 Ways You Can Lower Your Risk

People with rheumatoid arthritis have nearly a 50 percent greater risk of develo...
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Hydroxychlorquine associated hyperpigmentation is observed in up to 7% of Lupus patients.

Ian Pirker Ieva Saulite Johannes von Kempis First published: 03 January 2021 ...
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