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Leveraging data from the 2020 UPLIFT survey, investigators offer an overview of the quality of life and treatment satisfaction among people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the US.

Relocation led to a reduction in asthma exacerbations, exceeding the effect of inhaled corticosteroids, and was similar to biologic agents.

At the 2-year mark after methotrexate initiation, 71% of patients with psoriatic arthritis and 76% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis remained on methotrexate.

A recent analysis suggests that incorporating retinal and choroidal microvascular metrics may improve the identification of eyes with no diabetic retinopathy from those with DR.

Patients with fibromyalgia reported significantly less recreational, transportation-related, and total physical activity levels when compared with controls.

An analysis of data from donors within the UNOS network suggests donor hearts from patients who were COVID-19 who were COVID-19 positive could place patients at increased risk of mortality.

A redo surgery often improves the quality of life in a number of ways for patients with ulcerative colitis.

A lack of a significant refractive error and visiting an optometrist rather than an ophthalmologist were factors associated with a missed diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a recent analysis.

In this interview, Friedman described his conference presentation on treating atopic dermatitis through telemedicine to address the disparities in care that are visible around the world.

The LYNX drug development platform is able to deliver drug consistently, while minimizing peaks and troughs of drug levels compared to daily medicine.

An analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink provides an overview of trends and prevalence of long-term opioid use among patients with 1 of 6 rheumatic or musculoskeletal diseases using 3 definitions of long-term opioid use.

In this interview, Hebert discussed recent positive topline results from the ADORING 1 trial on tapinarof cream for atopic dermatitis patients aged 2 years and older.

In addition to demonstrating efficacy, the numbers and incidence rates of treatment-emergent adverse events and treatment-emergent infections decreased throughout the 10-year follow-up.

The phase 3 clinical trials evaluating ziritaxestat for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis showed no improvement in clinical outcomes leading to the termination of the trials due to lack of efficacy.

The use of other antihypertensive medications, lipid-lowering medications, antidepressants, or antidiabetic medications were not clearly associated with glaucoma in a recent analysis.

Allergic disease and asthma have become distinctly linked among a significant proportion of patients. A pulmonologist and allergist review diagnostics, guidelines and research relevant to the interplay.

Preeclampsia during pregnancy can put the lives of both mother and child at risk. Do you know how rheumatoid arthritis can increase risk of the condition? Take this quiz to test your knowledge.

An analysis of real-life data indicates the role of adalimumab in reducing the frequency and/or severity of ocular flares in pediatric patients with non-infectious non-anterior uveitis.

New data on trends among 22 million UK citizens examined the burden and rising prevalence of autoimmune diseases, as well as environmental factors and co-occurence of other conditions.

At West Penn Hospital, the harmonica program, currently in the pilot phase, aims to demonstrate its benefits in improving respiratory symptoms, reducing exacerbations, and enhancing patients' quality of life.

An analysis of more than 800,000 person-years of follow-up data from people in the United Kingdom with type 1 diabetes offers an overview of cancer incidence and mortality among this cohort.

Pregnant women with celiac disease were not only at a higher risk of several pregnancy and delivery related complications, but also less likely to have a full-term uncomplicated delivery compared to the cohort without celiac disease.

In a recent interview, Kris Kowdley, MD, discusses current data surrounding use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in NAFLD and NASH as well as the prospective role of combination agents.

A new research letter highlighted findings that show a lack of viral reactivation in hepatitis patients with psoriasis, as well as other strong results, opening the door for new studies to confirm these findings.

There was a reduction in medical costs that offset the increased pharmacy costs in the patients who were treated with rifaximin.

A prospective study on patients with DR and CKD found no significant effect on renal function shortly after performing fluorescein angiography.

Rituximab biosimilars, Rixathon and Truxima, demonstrate promise in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia, with comparable efficacy and safety profiles to the reference product.

Pooled results proved that telerehabilitation improved the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia when compared with controls.

A recent analysis of patients with AMD detected no significant associations between AMD-associated variants and hemopexin levels.

A review of randomized clinical trials using the World Health Organization’s framework for clinical adherence to point to key knowledge gaps in self-exam knowledge among those at high risk for skin cancer.