A study identified predictors for hospitalization due to lung and heart problems and mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients at…
Articles by Janet Stewart, MSc
A European Union study found that patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to scleroderma who undergo a kidney…
Considerable differences in features of pulmonary hypertension among people with systemic sclerosis (SSc) markedly affect their survival chances, and treatment…
A methotrexate (MTX) treatment protocol that includes the administration of glucocorticoids is superior to phototherapy in treating childhood localized…
An extension of a Phase 2/3 study testing Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) found that skin involvement improved…
An analysis of focus group discussions between patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, found that participants coped with their…
A recent study showed that the classification of patients with pre-scleroderma into “very early systemic sclerosis” (SSc or scleroderma) and “early…
Injecting bone marrow cells designed to produce high levels of thioredoxin 1 (Trx-1) restored skin tissue in mice with systemic sclerosis…
The number of white blood cells known as CD16+ monocytes is notably greater in the blood of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients when…
Physician adherence to guidelines for screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) was found to…