August News Round Up

SLE Breakthrough Finds a Link Between Microbial Translocation and Autoantibodies

Rheumatology Network
The findings by, Gary Gilkeson, M.D., and Wei Jiang, M.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, appear in the May 20 online issue of Arthritis and Rheumatology. A previously unknown direct relationship has been found between microbial translocation from the gastrointestinal tract and autoantibody levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Trimming the Fat

Progress Notes
Don C. Rockey, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Medicine and Wing-Kin Syn, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor and attending physician in the Department of Medicine at MUSC and the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center are pioneering novel therapy options for fatty liver at MUSC and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

Nurses, doctor celebrate milestone with beloved patient and trial participant

MUSC Catalyst
Michael R. Gold M.D., Ph.D. 's patient Marguerite Gussenhoven, is the longest-living participant in a clinical trial that showed cardiac resynchronization therapy, or CRT, can help people in the early stages of heart failure.

Scleroderma

SC Public Radio-Health Focus
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Richard Silver about Scleroderma and ongoing research related to improving treatments for this disorder. Dr. Silver is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at MUSC.