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What to Bring to Your Endocrinologist Appointment When You Have Type 1 Diabetes
Preparing for an endocrinology appointment with Type 1 diabetes? Learn what to bring, what to track, and which questions to ask so you can m...
Read More — What to Bring to Your Endocrinologist Appointment When You Have Type 1 Diabetes »AbbVie's Rinvoq Wins EU Approval for Alopecia Areata and Vitiligo
The European Commission has approved AbbVie's Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for both severe alopecia areata and non-segmental vitiligo, making it th...
Read More — AbbVie's Rinvoq Wins EU Approval for Alopecia Areata and Vitiligo »Amgen Fights FDA Proposal to Pull ANCA Vasculitis Drug TAVNEOS From the Market
Amgen has submitted new data to the FDA defending TAVNEOS (avacopan), a drug for the rare autoimmune condition ANCA-associated vasculitis, a...
Read More — Amgen Fights FDA Proposal to Pull ANCA Vasculitis Drug TAVNEOS From the Market »Scleroderma Joins Major Cross-Disease Autoimmune Research Initiative
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health added scleroderma to its AMP AIM research collaboration, backed by more than $9 million...
Read More — Scleroderma Joins Major Cross-Disease Autoimmune Research Initiative »Health Canada Clears New Kidney Drug for IgA Nephropathy
Health Canada approved Novartis's atrasentan (Vanrafia) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgA nephropathy at risk of rapid diseas...
Read More — Health Canada Clears New Kidney Drug for IgA Nephropathy »Teva and Polpharma Ink Global Deal for an Ocrevus Biosimilar in Multiple Sclerosis
Teva and Polpharma Biologics have struck a global licensing deal for a proposed biosimilar version of Ocrevus, the widely used multiple scle...
Read More — Teva and Polpharma Ink Global Deal for an Ocrevus Biosimilar in Multiple Sclerosis »FDA Approves Atacicept (Trutakna) for IgA Nephropathy
The FDA has approved atacicept (Trutakna), a new antibody-blocking drug for the autoimmune kidney disease IgA nephropathy, after it reduced...
Read More — FDA Approves Atacicept (Trutakna) for IgA Nephropathy »FDA Clears First BAFF/APRIL Blocker for Kidney Disease Linked to Autoimmunity
The FDA granted accelerated approval to atacicept (Trutakna) for primary IgA nephropathy, the first therapy to block two key immune signalin...
Read More — FDA Clears First BAFF/APRIL Blocker for Kidney Disease Linked to Autoimmunity »A Decade-Long Hunt for What Actually Triggers Autoimmunity
A $4 million NIH grant will fund a 10-year study tracking the earliest biological triggers of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and related disea...
Read More — A Decade-Long Hunt for What Actually Triggers Autoimmunity »Zoryve Psoriasis Cream Now Approved for Kids as Young as 2
The FDA expanded approval of Zoryve cream to children as young as 2 with plaque psoriasis, making it the first once-daily, steroid-free topi...
Read More — Zoryve Psoriasis Cream Now Approved for Kids as Young as 2 »Funding a Closer Look at Lupus Brain Fog in Kids
Lupus Canada is funding a new study using a non-invasive brain-imaging technique to understand cognitive dysfunction in childhood-onset lupu...
Read More — Funding a Closer Look at Lupus Brain Fog in Kids »A New Option for Thyroid Eye Disease, No Matter How Long You've Had It
The FDA approved Lumvoa, a new drug for thyroid eye disease that works whether a patient is in the active, painful early phase or has been l...
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