Larry Hanover

There is a lack of standards for diagnosing and treating nail psoriasis, a situation needing attention because the condition is often a precursor to psoriatic arthritis.

While an association was found between dementia and the most common form of lupus, links to other autoimmune diseases—rheumatic arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome, and Behcet’s disease—were not found.

Five biologics used in the treatment of adult patients with plaque psoriasis have been found to improve health-related quality of life.

More real-world evidence is needed to determine what role a score of 100 on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) might have in daily clinical practice, according to a recent review.

Reliable data on the costs of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) illness are scarce, leaving key questions unanswered as new, high-priced therapies continue to emerge.

The study, published on World Kidney Day, is the first to report the optimal amount of activity in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to the authors.

A recent study tries to discern if treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or CLL-like disease accelerates the risk of myeloid neoplasms.

Researchers describe the case of an older patient who underwent myeloma drug sensitivity testing as part of an effort to identify the therapies most likely to produce a response in this difficult-to-treat population.

Elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be brought under control with a lower methotrexate (MTX) dosage than that required for young-onset disease.

A recent study found that patients living in an an area with low socioeconomic status were less likely to be prescribed biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs if they were considered low-income and were male and African American.

Cutting-edge genetic tools diagnosed 83% of Irish patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), identified 36 novel variants, and discovered that seemingly unrelated individuals with the same variant likely inherited it from a common ancestor.

The novel systemic-immune inflammation index (SII) can be used to predict the onset of psoriasis.

The study examined various factors used in an internationally developed risk stratification strategy to assess which ones had evidence of being significant in determining a child’s prognosis from the deadly disease.

Adherence to guidelines for slowing chronic kidney disease is low, with substantial variation among the United States and other countries.

Health-related quality of life was maintained when treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) with daratumumab in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone.

Older patients are at greater risk of death in the earliest stages of dialysis, while females possibly are at a higher risk than men, a review of studies found.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) healthy enough not to have seen a specialist have higher hospitalization rates than the general population, according to a recent study.

Gabapentin and baclofen can improve chronic refractory cough caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, but efficacy is limited and further study needed.

Hypertension, anemia, and infection were the most common adverse events associated with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), while hepatotoxicity, stroke, and renal failure were the costliest per patient.

Lidocaine throat spray can be an effective treatment for refractory chronic cough, according to a recent study.

Excitement around gene therapy is back and greater than before. Although safety remains a concern, investigators are breaking ground in cell and gene therapy, and many believe that ultimately, a string of cancer cures will follow.

Treatment of asthma with biologics was lower for those on public health insurance compared with those who had private insurance, with Blacks underrepresented relative to Whites in publicly insured visits where biologic treatment is used.

A temporary switch from oral to intravenous (IV) selexipag is safe and well tolerated in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Patients being treated for multiple myeloma with carfilzomib should have cardiopulmonary screening and monitoring due to the risk of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Significant differences in health characteristics may provide insight into why females are far more likely to suffer asthma than males

Patients’ socioeconomic status is a significant factor in predicting survival rates for multiple myeloma, according to a new study.

Results from a new clinical trial suggest that discontinuation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) is safe, feasible and is associated with improvements in patient-related outcomes (PROs) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

A new study of dupilumab indicates that the drug is a safe and effective treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD) in elderly patients, with efficacy comparable to that seen in younger patients.

Temperature and transepidermal water loss can serve as objective measures to help determine severity of cases of atopic dermatitis (AD) psoriasis and identify which patients need intensive treatment, according to a new study.

An apparent first case of psoriatic arthritis triggered by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in a genetically predisposed patient.