Stellate ganglion block, a procedure where a pain-relieving medicine is injected into the neck to block certain nerves, might be…
Patricia Inacio, PhD
Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.
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Articles by Patricia Inacio, PhD
People with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) who carry antibodies against the proteinase 3 (PR3) protein have more frequent…
Plasma exchange and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO — the use of an artificial lung — are two interventions…
Kidney disease is less common among people with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), but some patients may experience severe…
A woman of childbearing years developed ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) after taking the thyroid medication methimazole to treat her Graves’…
Tavneos (avacopan), a recently approved add-on oral therapy for severe, active ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), will be distributed in the…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tavneos (avacopan) as an add-on therapy for people with severe active…
A novel index that computes five simple laboratory results at the time of diagnosis may improve predictions of all-cause mortality…
A group of European experts have drafted a series of recommendations for the use of immunosuppressive therapies, such as…
More than half of the people with rare diseases and their caregivers, asked in a survey, were undecided or less…