Alcoholic hepatitis G-CSF, which did not respond to steroids, was effective

Alcoholic hepatitis G-CSF, which did not respond to steroids, was effective

A new study has found that adding granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) to steroids in the treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis could improve a patient’s 90-day survival rate. The results of a study examining the effects of co-administration of steroids and G-CSF were announced on the 6th at the AASLD Annual Meeting 2022. In patients … Read more

When rheumatoid patients are vaccinated against influenza, it is only necessary to stop MTX for 1 week

When rheumatoid patients are vaccinated against influenza, it is only necessary to stop MTX for 1 week

Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis stop taking methotrexate (MTX) for two weeks when vaccinated with flu shots, one study found that basically the same effect can be achieved even if it is stopped for a week. Currently, standard therapy is to stop the drug for 2 weeks, but it is not necessary to do so. … Read more

Ivermectin has no effect on patients with mild COVID-19

Ivermectin has no effect on patients with mild COVID-19

The result of a study showed that administering ivermectin to mild to moderate COVID-19 patients had no effect on the shortening of symptom duration. The results of a study on the effects of ivermectin administration on outpatients with COVID-19 conducted by researchers such as Susanna Naggie of Duke University of North Carolina, USA, were published … Read more