In Conversation With… Dedee Murrell, MD DSc
“Steroid-toxicity is a huge problem amongst our patients… it sounds simple to just give people steroids, but the types of side effects they get when they have to be on these drugs for one to two ...
Ruminations on 20 Years of Advances in IgG4-Related Disease Diagnosis and Management
“While there is a growing body of case work on IgG4-related disease, people still find it a revelation that IgG4-related disease is actually a form of vasculitis.” The epidemiology of IgG4-related ...
Steroid-Toxicity: The Cost To Healthcare
The annual incremental cost of steroid-toxicity ranges from $6000 to $30,000 per patient depending on the dosage.[1] Healthcare systems around the world are under pressure to deliver better patient ...
Steroid Toxicity: The Price to Patients
“Patients receiving oral glucocorticoid treatment for a period of 3-4 years are at twice the risk of death - with heart trouble a leading cause.” Healthcare in the U.S. is accelerating a shift ...
In conversation with... Jeffrey Gelfand MD, MAS
“There is always a need for ongoing attention to mitigating steroid toxicity when prescribing glucocorticoids, and it is particularly valuable to have validated measures of glucocorticoid toxicity ...
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