Thursday 4th November 2021

First take at home COVID-19 antiviral treatments approved for vulnerable adults

Yesterday, the UK’s Medicine and Health products Regulation Agency approved the world’s first ‘take at home’ COVID-19 treatment, Lagevrio – one of two antiviral treatments secured by the UK Government in October.

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Thursday 21st October 2021

2021 Flu Season - Are you at risk? Are you eligible for the vaccine?

With autumn now firmly upon us, we are facing the onset of the winter flu season. If you have systemic sclerosis you may be at a higher risk if you catch the flu. What can you do to protect yourself?

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Tuesday 19th October 2021

UPDATED: Breaking News - NICE approve Nintedanib for use in PF-ILD, which includes SSc Interstitial Lung Disease

SRUK are pleased to announce that NICE have approved the use of Nintedanib in treating progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (PF-ILD)!

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Friday 15th October 2021

Stratified Medicine - The Latest SRUK Grant Call

What is stratified medicine? Stratified medicine is also known as personalised medicine and works by dividing patients within the larger group into subgroups by factors that make their condition different.

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Friday 1st October 2021

Creating Clinical Trials for Children

: Affecting around 200 children in the UK, Juvenile Localised Scleroderma is an incredibly rare condition. Developing new treatments is challenging due to small numbers of patients. Find out how SRUK and Alder Hey are tackling this!

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Friday 17th September 2021

2021 Virtual Conference Round-Up

A series of talks took place throughout the day, covering areas of research funded by SRUK, advice on symptom management, and discussions about the future. This article offers a brief overview of each talk as a taster, and in the coming months they will be made available online.

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Wednesday 1st September 2021

The OCTAVE Study: Scaling up our understanding of vaccine effectiveness in people living with autoimmune conditions

OCTAVE study reveals how effective COVID-19 vaccinations are in immunocompromised participants

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Thursday 26th August 2021

Just in time! UK approves new COVID-19 treatment for immunocompromised individuals

As OCTAVE study sheds light on the reduced immune response in those with chronic illness, the new antibody treatment from Regeneron and Roche could be of great benefit for those who are immunosuppressed or immunocompromised.

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Friday 6th August 2021

Utilizing Ultrasound

Dr Victoria Flower was awarded funding by SRUK to research non-invasive methods of skin assessment in scleroderma. Last month, her work was published in The Journal of Rheumatology, discussing the potential use of High Frequency Ultrasound as a more objective and detailed measure of skin involvement in scleroderma.

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Thursday 29th July 2021

Could I be at risk? What we know so far about immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccination in those with weakened immune systems

As the UK strives to give every adult their COVID-19 vaccinations, what do we know about their effectiveness in protecting those with weakened immune systems such as some individuals with scleroderma?

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