Gwen Mergian

Two genes were shown to be significantly associated with higher prevalence of myasthenia gravis (MG), a relatively rare autoimmune disease.

Initial evidence suggests alternative approaches such as exercise, dietary modification, and psychosocial therapies may enhance traditional management of pulmonary hypertension.

An adult patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma showed significant clinical improvement when chemotherapy and immunotherapy were added to PAH triple therapy.

A new proof-of-concept method reliably engineered a hotspot mutation of SF3B1, a gene-splicing gene, into diverse cancer cell lines, outperforming other contemporary editing approaches.

New research linking telomere shortening to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) offers substantial therapeutic implications for affected patients and MDS research.

Incidence and prevalence of myasthenia gravis in the US has increased surprisingly since last examined more than 20 years ago.

However, prevalence was found to plateau over time, suggesting neuropathic pain may be isolated or intermittent events in some patients with type 1 diabetes.

A rare mutation on the BCL6-corepressor gene correlated with worse overall survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). However, allogenic stem cell transplant improved survival in this population.

No difference in overall survival was observed between patients of different races who had chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and received cancer care or had access to a hematologist/oncologist.

Investigators analyzed global, national, and regional trends in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which predominantly affects individuals aged 60 to 89 years.

A real-world comparison of 2 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies—axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel—suggests the former is associated with better efficacy but higher toxicity.

Since 1987, only 57 cases of comorbid Parkinson disease (PD) and myasthenia gravis (MG) have been reported.

A new study challenges assumptions about the role of dietary protein and fat in managing blood glucose fluctuations, known as glycemic variability.

Analysis suggests tumor histology plays an important role in determining the best first-line approach for patients who have non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Study findings show that most participants were aware of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, but had limited knowledge about the infection and the need to complete the whole series of shots.

Novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccines for infants, adolescents, and adults show promise in promoting health equity.

A real-world study of 5 European countries shows frequent misdiagnoses/delays in diagnosis, acute hospitalizations, and quality-of-life impairments.

Despite the need for improved eczema therapies and a rapid increase in available clinical trials, participation remains low.

Recent developments in nanoparticle-mediated cancer immunotherapy promote treatment with less toxicity.

Explanatory studies, conducted under tightly controlled circumstances, could hinder the integration of technology in clinical settings by underreporting key study characteristics.

Overall, home visitation staff support the use of technology-enhanced educational tools in conjunction with home visits to promote positive weight outcomes.

Patients often relapse after discharge from acute care because of long waits for outpatient treatment, lack of specialized therapists, out-of-pocket costs, and inadequate social support.

Technical, economic, and political factors led to notable disparities between high-income and low-and middle-income countries, an international assessment shows.

Although older patients generally accept electronic visits (e-visits) conducted via asynchronous messages, nearly two-thirds said they prefer visit types with synchronous dialogue.

Quality of life (QOL) for people living with autoimmune diseases benefits from an integrated approach that considers individual immune system sensitivities and patients’ life circumstances, a new study shows.

Use of a mobile app was not associated with better cardiac outcomes or completing a cardiac rehabilitation program.

All technology-based interventions substantially improved mental health, but those partially supported by health care providers were shown to be most effective.

This longitudinal analysis of claims data examined changes in telehealth and in-person delivery of services in Louisiana.

Older age and low literacy were not barriers to self-monitoring and reporting disease activity.

Patients who had breast reconstruction or gynecologic surgical resection were equally satisfied with in-person and virtual postsurgical follow-up.