Steroid avoidance may reduce death and diabetes after kidney transplant but raises rejection risk
Steroid avoidance after kidney transplant may reduce death and diabetes
This systematic review of 53 studies (8317 participants) found that steroid avoidance may reduce all-cause death at 1-5 years and post-trans…
Skipping steroids after a kidney transplant might lower the risk of death and diabetes, but could raise the chance of rejection.
Guideline secondary analysis shows non-significant trend for higher enteral nutrition use in pediatric Crohn's disease registry groups
Registry tool shows mixed results for pediatric Crohn's nutrition
This guideline secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial examines enteral nutrition patterns in 110 children with Crohn's disease. Th…
A new registry tool did not significantly boost enteral nutrition use in children with Crohn's, but it may lower steroid use in the first 90…
Switching therapy after rituximab resistance in AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD shows variable relapse outcomes
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Nerve Disorder
This single-center, retrospective case series of 10 adults with AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD who were resistant to rituximab evaluated switching therapy.
Patients with a rare nerve disease who stopped responding to standard treatment found relief after switching to new therapies that prevented…