The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) has trained its first group of volunteer patients tasked with educating and championing…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Off-label use of TNF-alpha inhibitors may help some people with hard-to-treat sarcoidosis ease their symptoms or prevent them…
Adalimumab — a medication that blocks the pro-inflammatory TNF-alpha protein — safely and effectively eased symptoms of cardiac sarcoidosis…
The chance of developing sarcoidosis is nearly halved in those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleeping disorder wherein…
Patients with sarcoidosis of the heart, called cardiac sarcoidosis, with no other organ involved have more advanced symptoms at…
African Americans with advanced-stage pulmonary sarcoidosis who are taking Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) may see their symptoms…
Poorer lung function and a higher body mass index (BMI), a measure indicating obesity, are significantly associated with a lower…
Females with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis experience chest pain and palpitations more frequently than males, but their heart is affected…
A DNA sequencing technology called next-generation sequencing (NGS) may be used to detect tuberculosis (TB) rapidly and accurately —…