Lupus News

WASHINGTON — Among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, circulating interleukin-18 levels were lower in those with long COVID vs. those without, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

WASHINGTON — Children with lupus from areas of lower socioeconomic opportunity experience more severe disease complications and poorer outcomes than those from higher opportunity areas, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

WASHINGTON — Addressing economic insecurities through a social worker “could improve” physical function and other patient reported outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.

WASHINGTON — A model predicting the development of systemic lupus erythematosus, based on genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors, was successfully validated in a large cohort, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

WASHINGTON — Herpes zoster vaccination is effective in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis, without increasing the risk for severe lupus flares, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

Black and multiracial children with systemic lupus erythematosus demonstrate higher disease activity and are less likely to achieve low disease activity compared with white children, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Despite a lack of research in the area, there is significant evidence that traumatic stress contributes to the onset and worsening of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to a review published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Among pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus, those who demonstrate either high or low levels of serum vitamin D are more likely to experience miscarriage, preterm delivery and other adverse outcomes, according to data.

SAN DIEGO — Help with transportation, copays and treatment adherence were the top three needs affecting health care according to a group of patients participating in a lupus navigator pilot program.