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Shielding Against Hepatitis B: The Power of Strong Antibodies

December 14, 2025

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can wake up in people with weak immune systems. This is a big worry for those taking certain medicines, like Rituximab. These medicines can make the virus come back in more than 10% of cases. So, doctors often give antiviral medicines to people who have had hepatitis B before

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Rituximab and COVID-19: A Real-World Test for Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab

February 20, 2025

People with rheumatic diseases often take rituximab, a medicine that can make them more likely to catch COVID-19. Doctors wanted to see if a new treatment, tixagevimab-cilgavimab, could help. This combo was tested on patients already taking rituximab. The goal was to find out if it could stop COVID-