Gianna Melillo

The rare disease can cause burning, stabbing, or shooting pain in patients.

Survey responses revealed the rates and times at which patients switched from oral to biologic therapies.

Findings were presented by researchers from the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine at the 2023 American Society for Preventive Cardiology's Congress on CVD Prevention.

Patients who were younger and had more disease-related skin symptoms were more likely to express interest in the intervention.

Currently, there is no established standard of care treatment for ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Those with the infection who underwent treatment exhibited improved outcomes compared with patients without the infection.

Racial minority patients and low socioeconomic status patients tended to face the most barriers.

Lymphoplasmapheresis (LPE) was also completed with fewer replacements compared with plasma exchange (PE) for myasthenia gravis (MG).

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common non-Hodgkin subtype in individuals living with HIV.

The shrinking gap was mainly driven by mobile device use.

The individual first received their multiple myeloma (MM) diagnosis in 2019.

The patient was found to have Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic infection, and died 5 months after his initial diagnosis.

However, few patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis (NTMG) undergo this procedure, results suggest.

Researchers assessed public posts on websites to better understand the experiences of patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Researchers at Rock Health compared digital health funding, deal size, and other metrics in the first half of 2023 with previous years.

Patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with fewer than 5 brain metastases fared better than those with more than 5 when treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Although human papillomavirus (HPV) was detected in 40% of pregnant women, only 7.2% of neonates tested positive for HPV.

Authors defined any patient 50 years or younger as a “young” patient.

In addition to a fear of cancer recurrence, patients said feeling isolated was also a challenge associated with having ovarian cancer.

The uptake of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in clinical practice varies across the region.

These findings from research into diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are based on analyses of human patients and a murine model.

Symptoms initially pointed to toxic alcohol ingestion.

There is no approved treatment for chronic hepatitis D virus infection in the United States, but recent phase 3 trial results showed encouraging safety and efficacy associated with bulevirtide.

Investigators stress the importance of ongoing research on the association between depression and pain in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

The condition was seen in a 75-year-old female patient with a history of epilepsy and hypertension.

The cross-sectional study found that higher childhood neighborhood area deprivation index (ADI), obesity, age, sex, and length of Medicaid benefit coverage are all associated with a primary hypertension diagnosis among youth residing in Delaware.

The rare autoimmune disorder generalized myasthenia gravis can cause muscle weakness in the limbs and face.

Improving culturally responsive care and practicing cultural humility can help health care providers deliver equitable care for all patients living with multiple myeloma (MM).