According to GlobeNewswire, Health Canada has approved of a biosimilar, Hyrimoz, to treat ankylosing spondylitis and eight other rare conditions. Sandoz Canada is excited about this approval, as it expands…
In a recent press release, biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ("Akari") announced the publication of data on intravitreal nomacopan for patients with autoimmune uveitis. The data was sourced from a 2-year…
The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was recently held, where data was presented on Cimzia and Bimekizumab. Not only were both of these therapies found to benefit…
According to new research, children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are more likely to experience uveitis flares as their arthritis progresses. Medscape notes that researchers wanted to understand how and…
Happy Friday! October is going by quickly, but if you need something else to help pass the time, why not give our podcast a listen? The two newest episodes of,…
Tarsius Pharmaceuticals has just announced positive results for their recent trial for uveitic glaucoma. This trial was called GADOT 20/20 and it was investigating a therapy called TRSo1. Ocular Diseases…
According to PharmaField, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) recently approved and accepted 14 new medicines to be used by NHSScotland. Many of these medications, such as Xospata, are used to…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Autoimmune uveitis is a condition in which abnormal activation of the immune cells takes place within the eye, ultimately leading to the…
Of the things we take for granted about our existence, I venture to say vision is pretty high on the list. Even if your eyesight starts to go it can…
by Caitlin Seida from In The Cloud Copy Those living with autoimmune disorders like uveitis and multiple sclerosis know all too well that the cells within our bodies meant to…
COVID-19 can't stop the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)! Although their meeting needed to be held online this year thanks to the viral pandemic, the ASRS recently ran…
Thanks to COVID-19, many annual meetings and other events have been held online this year. One such event was the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Virtual Annual Meeting,…
According to LabioTech, a psoriasis drug developed by biotechnology company Affibody showed promising results in a Phase II clinical trial (AFFIRM-35). This trial, which consisted of 108 participants with…
Last week, my boyfriend took me camping for my birthday. But while we were out in the woods, he fell and injured himself; we thought his kneecap was dislocated…
Uveitis Uveitis is a rare condition in which the uvea of the eye becomes inflamed. The uvea is responsible for providing the majority of the blood to the retina and…
According to a story from Scleroderma News, a recent study found that while treatment approaches for juvenile localized scleroderma were quite consistent in the UK, there were significant disparities in…
A study has found that a class of drugs known as MDM2 inhibitors may have the potential to help patients with ocular inflammation uveitis, a serious condition that affects the…
A biotechnology company called Apitope is developing an innovative new immunotherapy treatment for a range of autoimmune diseases. A press release by the company that can be found here…
According to a story from the International Business Times, a total of eleven new medications are about to become a whole lot cheaper for Australia's citizens. Slated to be added…
Clearside Biomedical recently developed a new treatment for impaired vision. The drug, tested in a group with uveitis, succeeded not only in treating symptoms of disease, but also resulted in…
Pharmaceutical company, Santen, has been developing a drug, intravitreal sirolimus, to treat noninfectious posterior segment uveitis. Uveitis is a type of eye inflammation, in which the uvea, which is the middle part…
I think most people experience eye problems at one point or another. Maybe your child came home with "pink eye," and before long, everyone in the household had itchy, burning…
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