CORONA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RESTEM – a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops off-the-shelf, next-generation cell therapies designed to modulate the immune system, ...

Nearly one-third of PM/DM patients are readmitted within 180 days. Common causes of readmission include PM exacerbations and sepsis. Female patients, obese patients, patients with comorbid conditions, ...

Myositis, a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the muscles, can be classified into various subtypes, including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis. The identification of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with dermatomyositis or polymyositis were more susceptible to infection with herpes zoster compared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among systemic rheumatic diseases, the risk for opportunistic infection is highest among patients with ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: KZR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for immune-mediated and oncologic ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, known collectively as myositis, are chronic diseases that cause disability, mainly from muscle weakness, despite the use of immunosuppressive therapies. An improved ...

The clinical spectrum of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) has evolved from diseases in which muscle weakness was the main manifestation to systemic inflammatory diseases with multiple organ ...

Patients with dermatomyositis who were positive for a myositis-specific antibody had a much higher incidence of and mortality associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii infection than patients with other ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kezar Life Sciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: KZR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for immune-mediated ...

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has recently opened up about being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called myositis. She shared a post on Instagram in which she wrote, "This too shall pass." Myositis ...