Hyaluronidase-Facilitated Subcutaneous Immune Globulin Effective as Maintenance Therapy for CIDP: Pivotal Trial Results
In a study, researchers found that fSCIG 10% was more effective in preventing CIDP relapse than placebo, supporting its potential use as maintenance CIDP treatment.
Outpatient Albumin Infusions Reduce Hospitalizations in Decompensated Cirrhosis: Retrospective Cohort Study
A team of Australian investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine whether there is a significant benefit in more severely affected cases regularly infused with albumin.
Update on Molluscum Contagiosum
Though mostly benign, this bothersome skin disease could be dangerous for those with a compromised immune system. But while an effective, FDA-approved treatment specially formulated for the highly contagious poxvirus has eluded the disease — that’s no longer the case.
New mRNA-Based Therapy Effective in Treating Melanoma in Mouse Models
Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells, which play a key role in immune response, that eradicated tumors and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma.
Combination of IVIG and Corticosteroids Superior to Respective Monotherapies for Treatment of Relapsed ITP in Adults
The combination of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and corticosteroids is a more efficient and rapid treatment for relapsed immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in adults compared with the use of either therapy alone.
Early Albumin Administration May Reduce Mortality in Septic Shock and ARDS: Retrospective MIMIC III Database Study
A study has found that early albumin administration in septic shock patients with ARDS was independently associated with a reduction in 28-day mortality.
FDA Approves Antibody to Protect Infants Against RSV
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved nirsevimab to protect newborns from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Immunotherapy May Treat ALS, Says Study
A study led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University has found that a type of monoclonal antibody already tested in certain forms of cancer may be a promising treatment in stopping the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Myths & Facts: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD is no joke, and the rash of hurtful memes about the condition minimize the amount of suffering that people with OCD live through on a daily basis. But perhaps by understanding OCD, how it affects those who suffer from it and how it is treated, the ignorant, albeit mostly innocent, statements such as “I’m so OCD!” will cease.
$147 Million Awarded to Help End the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human services has awarded more than $147 million to 49 recipients to advance the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, which is part of the ongoing efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the United States by at least 90 percent by 2030.