Air Pollution Exposure May Increase Risk for Autoimmune Disease
Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk for developing autoimmune disease.
Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk for developing autoimmune disease.
Ben Nowell, PhD, and Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, provide an overview of the evolution of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated barriers among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
The researchers found that the rate of decline in FVC over 52 weeks was −75.9 and −178.6 mL/year with nintedanib and placebo, respectively.
Vitamin D supplementation, with or without omega-3 fatty acid supplementation, is associated with a significant reduction in the incidence of autoimmune disease.
The product is available through a network of specialty pharmacies and distributors.
In this episode of the ACR 2021 podcast series, Dr Shilpa Venkatachalam and Dr Betty Hsiao discuss the importance of the patient voice and perspective in rheumatology research and practice.
Using data from the COVAX physician-reported registry, researchers studied the safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with inflammatory/autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
In a prospective cross-sectional study, researchers investigated an involvement of the visual pathway in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Researchers assessed the characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis who were receiving systemic therapies.
Researchers examined maternal risks of pregnancy in the largest-to-date cohort of women with ILD secondary to an autoimmune disorder.