NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Careful use of antibiotics and corticosteroids can substantially improve the safety of autologous hematopoietic stem transplantation (HSCT) in patients with refractory Crohn’s disease (CD), researchers from Spain report. “Autologous HSCT is feasible but it is associated with severe adverse events and even mortality,” Dr. Elena Ricart from Hospital Clinic de Barcelona tells…
Why Oral Corticosteroids Should Not be Used in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Steroid use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to higher mortality rates, greater rate of infections, more cases of pneumonia, and serious gastrointestinal events