Category Archives: Medicine

Suppressing the Immune System Could Save Lives of Severe COVID-19 Patients

An Oxford-led trial testing a common immunosuppressive drug used by coVID-19 patients has found that the use of the cheap steroid for seriously ill patients in intensive care can significantly reduce mortality.This study suggests that providing immunosuppressive drugs at the right time can improve survival in patients with advanced COVID-19. Dexamethasone was first developed in […]

Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Be Cured if the Joint Pain is Persistent?

How to judge condition of rheumatoid arthritis stability is not repeated?Just meet these three conditions! Rheumatoid arthritis, once known as the “cancer of immortality,” this statement undoubtedly shows that rheumatoid arthritis causes severe physical and mental damage to patients, its harm is no less than cancer. In daily life, there are a lot of rheumatoid […]

Novartis’ Anti-Inflammatory Drug Ilaris Approved by US FDA: First Treatment for Adult Still’s Disease (AOSD)!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Novartis’ anti-inflammatory drug Ilaris (Elater, generic name: canakimumab, kanazumab) for the treatment of active Still’s disease, including Adult paroxysmal Still’s disease (AOSD). Previously, Ilaris has been granted priority review designation (PRD) for the treatment of Still’s disease. It is worth mentioning that Ilaris is the first […]