June 1, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for June 1, 2018
New York Times, Is Shingles Contagious? by Roni Caryn Rabin — Q. Is shingles contagious? A. Shingles, the painful and blistery rash that arises when the chickenpox virus becomes reactivated, can be contagious, but only for people who are not already immune to chickenpox. The blisters are contagious until they crust over, […]
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November 1, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
November 1, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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October 21, 2009
ACR: Rituximab Equals Standard Treatment for Vasculitis
Rituximab (Rituxan) and cyclophosphamide were equally effective in inducing remission in patients with severe ANCA-associated vasculitis, researchers reported here. After six months of treatment, 63.6% of patients randomized to receive rituximab and 53.1% of those who received cyclophosphamide achieved disease remission (P=0.089), according to Ulrich Specks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. […]
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