AIH Can Negatively Impact Many Aspects of Life
The Autoimmune Hepatitis Association We are thrilled to share that the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association (AIHA) recently had its first...
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- Apr 14
- 2 min
Autoimmune Hepatitis and Pregnancy
The Autoimmune Hepatitis Association We know it can be scary to think about having a baby when you have a rare disease, especially one...
eanderson60
- Mar 25
- 2 min
New Data and Perspectives: Autoimmune Hepatitis Developing After COVID-19 Vaccines
By Craig Lammert, M.D., AIHA Executive Director Over the past year, a few members of the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association (AIHA) have...
eanderson60
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Liver Injury after COVID-19 Vaccine: Putting a Case Report into Perspective
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association As we have shared this past year, very rare cases of autoimmune-like liver injury after COVID-19...
eanderson60
- Dec 23, 2021
- 2 min
Update on the Omicron Variant
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading quickly across the globe. Scientists are still...
eanderson60
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Autoimmune Diseases: How the Change of Seasons Can Play a Role.
By The Autoimmune Hepatitis Association On the first day of winter, we share more about a unique phenomenon observed in some autoimmune...
eanderson60
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Is autoimmune hepatitis on the rise?
By Craig Lammert, M.D., AIHA Executive Director One of the most common questions our members ask is “how common is AIH?" Unfortunately,...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
An AIH Diagnosis During the Pandemic
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning in the United States in early 2020, Chicago-area resident Dave Richardson started to feel...
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- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Vaccine Booster Updates
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association New recommendations for booster vaccines have been issued in the US for those who received the...
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- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Research Update: ALT Levels in AIH
By Craig Lammert, M.D., AIHA Executive Director Currently, the most important treatment goal for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is normal...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
Supporter Spotlight: Lisa Devereaux
Autoimmune Hepatitis Association (AIHA) Founding Member Lisa Devereaux has been a longtime supporter of the AIHA, from making monetary...
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Recommendation for a Third Vaccine
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously in favor of a...
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- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
All in the Family: An extra rare story
By Erin Anderson AIHA Director of Programs and Advancement If having autoimmune disease were a competition, Lee Gipson (below left) jokes...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
First report of using a third dose of vaccine for organ transplant patients
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association Researchers have published the first report of using a third dose of vaccine to 30 organ...
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- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Are immunosuppressed patients responding to COVID-19 vaccines?
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association In May, a follow-up study from researchers at John Hopkins showed how immunosuppressed patients...
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- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Continued Good News about COVID-19 and AIH
By the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association The full impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection (the virus causing COVID-19) on autoimmune hepatitis...
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- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunosuppressants: The Latest Research
New research is raising concerns about how well COVID-19 vaccines work for patients on immunosuppressants. AIHA Executive Director Craig...
AIHA
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
Is the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Safe for AIH Patients?
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now available in some areas in the US, and many patients have questions about whether it's safe. We have...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
A Shot of Hope
By Erin Anderson AIHA Director of Programs and Advancement Getting an injection is the last thing most patients want to do. But COVID-19...
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- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
When COVID Hits Home: Positive Tests Lead Physician to Examine the Risk of School
By Craig Lammert, M.D. AIHA Executive Director Two of my three children tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 three weeks ago. We are all fine...