EULAR/ACR SLE classification criteria were not linked to mortality or hospitalization, a developed ominosity model adequately predicted mortality.

The criteria for assessing researchers for promotion to full professorship, and the incentives they foster vary widely around the world, says Yensi Flores Bueso, who has lived in all three countries.

SINGAPORE: A 19-year-old who was in a motorcycle chase that killed a Land Transport Authority (LTA) officer has been sentenced to two years and three months' jail, and six strokes of the cane.

Future studies should explore the relationship between MHT and clinical phenotypes in SLE and SSc. The odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus or systemic sclerosis appear to significantly ...

Long-term use of glucocorticoids (GCs) for the treatment of lupus is very common, however, it has also been associated with side effects like high blood pressure, diabetes, infection, and osteoporosis ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can have links with sleep disorders such as insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea. Lupus can also make you wake up more in the night. If lupus is affecting the ...

Obinutuzumab, a humanized type II anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, provided significantly better renal responses than placebo in a phase 2 trial involving patients with lupus nephritis receiving ...

A 2021 review of 17 studies involving 1,326 participants (635 with lupus and 691 without) found that 27% of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had hearing loss. This was ...

Agents such as azathioprine, methotrexate and cyclosporine A have been used for several decades in the management of SLE, but the evidence for their efficacy in nonrenal lupus has remained limited.

For the patient who presents with a new diagnosis of SLE, or for the one who has a flare in previously established disease, the immediate need is to achieve control of the inflammatory process.

Countries are eligible to enter or leave the LDC category if they meet the defined inclusion or graduation thresholds of the criteria. The graduation thresholds are set higher than the thresholds ...

Living with lupus can significantly affect your mental health. This January we are honoring Mental Wellness Month by exploring the intersection of lupus and mental health with a four-part series of ...