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Despite skyrocketing healthcare costs, President Trump is committed to protecting the 30 million or so Americans with rare diseases and ensuring timely, affordable access ... Read more
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Orencia Fails to Reduce Disease Activity in Patients with Early Active Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome, Trial Shows
Orencia (abatacept), an immunotherapy used in rheumatic diseases, failed to reduce disease activity in patients with early active primary Sjögren’s syndrome after 24 weeks ... Read more -
Tips for Managing Stress When You Have Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjogren’s syndrome is a rare, autoimmune disease in which a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks glands that produce secretions such as tears (lachrymal glands) ... Read more -
Tips for Maintaining a Personal Health Record with Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the secretory glands, such as the tear glands and salivary ... Read more -
Rare Disease Film Festival Highlights Patient and Researcher Unity
Rare disease-themed videos glowed on a large screen before an audience of people in wheelchairs, with crutches, and bearing oxygen tanks this Nov. 9 ... Read more
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Non-invasive Test May Help Diagnose Peripheral Nerve Damage in Sjögren’s Patients, Study Suggests
A non-invasive test that measures nerve conduction through surface electrodes may help diagnose polyneuropathy ... -
Will Sjogren’s Syndrome Affect My Life Expectancy?
Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s own immune system mistakenly attacks ... -
Recurrent Aseptic Meningitis Can Be First Symptom of Sjögren’s Syndrome, Case Report Suggests
Doctors should suspect primary Sjögren’s syndrome when examining patients, especially young women, with recurrent aseptic ... -
Interstitial Lung Disease Common in Chinese Sjögren’s Patients, Worsens Quality of Life, Study Reports
Interstitial lung disease (ILD), or lung tissue scarring, commonly occurs in people with primary ... -
Tips for Sjogren’s Syndrome Caregivers
Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (without any accompanying autoimmune disorder) is relatively easier to manage than ... -
Immunoglobulin Injections May be Effective for Peripheral Nerve Damage in Sjogren’s Patients, Study Says
Immunoglobulin injections may be a good choice to help resolve damage to the nerves ...
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Researchers Find Specific Autoantibody Linked to Peripheral Nerve Damage in Sjögren’s Syndrome
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Researchers recently identified an autoantibody — an antibody produced against a person’s own tissue or molecule — significantly associated with the peripheral nerve damage common in Sjögren’s syndrome patients. This finding may help scientists understand the cause and development of ... Read more