It is with deep sadness that we inform the Sarcoidosis News community of the passing of our friend and gifted columnist Charlton Harris on Aug. 25, 2023, only a few days before the publication of his final column. Charlton visiting…

This year’s Global Virtual Sarcoidosis Summit, hosted by the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR), is bringing together the sarcoidosis community under the theme “Find Your Community, Find Your Life.” Those interested in taking part in the summit, happening virtually from Nov. 3 to 5, can register…

Higher doses of the investigational therapy efzofitimod significantly reduced relapse rates after a dose of a corticosteroid was reduced in people with pulmonary sarcoidosis, according to a new, pooled analysis of Phase 1b/2a trial data. The first-in-class immunomodulatory therapy, developed by aTyr Pharma, also significantly improved lung…

How do I know that my hip is getting better? My back is hurting more. I know that sounds like a bad joke, but it really falls into the category of “funny ’cause it’s true.” It’s not actually funny, but laughter is a great coping mechanism. Sometimes I can’t tell…

One of my wife’s friends recently invited us to a party. It happened to be our anniversary weekend and we didn’t have any plans, so we decided to make it a date. It was a great opportunity to hang out with some nice folks. After arriving, I overheard a few…

Most cardiac sarcoidosis patients respond to six months of first-line treatment with the corticosteroid prednisolone and show reduced active inflammation in the heart, according to a small study in Japan. Cardiovascular events were less common among responders relative to those who respondly poorly, further confirming first-line prednisolone’s effectiveness…

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” — Anonymous Every other week before I meet with my therapist, I take stock of where my head is at: what I’m thinking most about, what’s stressing me…

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — tennis champion Arthur Ashe Six years ago, my life changed. That’s when I experienced my first spontaneous pneumothorax, or a sudden collapsed lung. The year before, I’d been laid off from my job. I spent that…

“Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” — New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra It seems we’re never going to make it to a post-COVID world. It’s never going to be gone — or if it is, other variants or viruses will likely take its place.

Patterns of multiorgan involvement in African Americans with sarcoidosis differ from those of Americans of European ancestry, a study suggests. But in both groups, certain genetic mutations are associated with specific patterns of organ involvement. Collectively, its findings “support ancestry-specific differences likely resulting from distinct social, cultural, and environmental…