It is normal for the immune system to make antibodies to fight bacterial or viral infections. Nearly everyone has a pool of antibodies circulating in their blood ready to go to battle should there be ...

If you have an immunodeficiency related to certain infections, inflammatory diseases, or autoimmune disorders, you may have heard about an infusion treatment called intravenous immunoglobulin, or IVIG ...

NORFOLK, Va. — After a nationwide shortage of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) medication, medical centers are now getting it back in stock. Patients at Sentara Health Care can now receive their ...

Some IVIG brands, like Gammagard, contain added sugar. This could cause your blood glucose to rise temporarily. But studies don’t show weight gain as a typical side effect of IVIG. Intravenous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of more than 3,500 children with myocarditis, 6% died and 14% required ECMO support. IVIg with or without ...

Prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin reduces COVID-19 infection rates in older patients with DLBCL with hypogammaglobulinemia undergoing reduced-intensity R-CHOP therapy. The study, conducted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IVIG had favorable effects on skin thickening, muscle and joint pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms of systemic ...

What is intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy and what types of autoimmune disease is it used to treat? IVIG is a hugely successful biological with FDA approval for treating idiopathic ...

"[O]ur study, which has the largest cohort to date, did not show an increased rate of VTEs in patients with DM on IVIG. Therefore, it is safe to start patients on this medicine as it is one of our ...

Juvenile myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition of low prevalence. Randomized clinical trials in adults with MG suggest that plasmapheresis (PLEX) is comparable to intravenous ...

With use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIg) for the treatment of adults with dermatomyositis, a significantly higher percentage of patients experienced at least minimal improvement in disease ...