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RA Drug Reduces Seasonal Flu Vaccine Effectiveness

People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have depressed immune systems and are therefore encouraged to get the annual flu vaccination. However, a recent study has found that RA patients who have taken rituximab may not get the same protection against the seasonal flu.

Rituximab depletes B cells, which are responsible for producing antibodies against infections.

Dutch researchers conducted [...]

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Arthritis Drug Effective for Flu

A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that a drug approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus. The researchers theorize that tempering the body’s immune system response to influenza infection may lessen some of the more [...]

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