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SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck. Symptoms include, head ...

The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that some older people ...

Healio spoke with Micaela F. Bayard, MD, a rheumatologist at Mount Sinai and assistant professor of rheumatology at The Icahn School of Medicine, about the treatment landscape in giant cell arteritis.

Exposure to environmental particulate matter ≤ 10 μm in diameter (PM 10) is associated with an increased risk for giant cell arteritis, particularly in older individuals aged ≥ 70 years and those with ...

Recent advances in the study of inflammatory vasculitides have underscored the complexity of both giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Research has increasingly revealed the ...

For most of us, the phrase "stroke of the eye" sounds like a metaphor. But for UK HealthCare's Jagannadha "Jay" Avasarala, M.D., Ph.D., it's a literal and urgent diagnosis—one that could mean the ...

A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant cell arteritis, according to findings from a team at the Perelman School of ...

An observational study was conducted across three Spanish hospitals to compare two glucocorticoid regimens in treating 151 patients newly diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (mean age, 74.6 years; 71% ...

"Steroids have been the mainstay of GCA therapy, but there is a high risk of toxicity, and many patients experience relapses," said Dr. Jean-Paul Makhzoum, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP. "This announcement ...

A female patient in her 70s with a remote history of vocal cord paralysis was incidentally found to have a pulmonary artery aneurysm on a chest CT. Serial imaging performed over 3 years noted ...