Posts by Naomi Serling-Boyd, MD
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Case Series: Tocilizumab and Tofacitinib for Resolved Hepatitis B Infection
No episodes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation occurred with tocilizumab or tofacitinib treatment over three to four years of follow-up in a small case series of patients with resolved HBV from a U.S. health care system.
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Risk of Respiratory Failure Tripled in COVID-19 Patients with Existing Rheumatic Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians find that patients with rheumatic disease who develop COVID-19 need close monitoring.