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Guselkumab bested placebo in clinical results of patients with ulcerative colitis.

A discussion with Dr. Boos on the topic of climate change and airborne pollution exposure leading to or exacerbating atopic dermatitis.

Dr. Neera Dahl explains that patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) are often referred to a nephrologist when imaging is done for another concern.

A discussion with Dr. Lal on the topics of benefits of ruxolitinib treatment for nonsegmental vitiligo, as well as on the recent recall of hair products due to benzene risk.

Genentech indicates faricimab-svoa achieved its primary endpoint of non-inferiority to aflibercept in RVO treatment in the phase 3 BALATON and COMINO trials.

The meta-analysis estimated a dry eye prevalence of 8.1% and MGD prevalence of 21.2%.

Depressive disorders are often accompanied by low levels of resilience and research indicates that targeting insomnia symptoms could address the severity of these psychiatric disorders.

"The best test is the 1 that gets done," Williams said.

In patients with post COVID-19 related fatigue, the mean insomnia severity was 11.46 and prevalence of clinical insomnia was 64%.

The common inherited condition autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) remains elusive when presented in primary care due to its nonspecific symptoms.

Lawrence Eichenfield, MD, discusses recent achievements in identifying and possibly preventing atopic dermatitis development in infants.

In a late-breaking abstract, the investigators compared antibody levels at month 6 compared to month 1.

A recent research letter highlighted a case observed in Japan in which a patient with alopecia totalis, and an associated case of atopic dermatitis, was treated effectively with baricitinib, a JAK inhibitor.

Welcome back to Crisis Point. A special episode focuses on the issue of insulin accessibility and affordability in the United States, with four experts in the diabetes arena weighing in on the topic.

Yale dermatologist Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, discusses the recurring issue with increased levels of the carcinogen found in self-care and cosmetic products.

A greater proportion of the upadacitinib 15 mg and upadacitinib 30 mg group achieved clinical remission based on the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index

Antibiotics followed by oral SER-109 demonstrated a low rate of recurrent clostridioides difficile infection through week 8, regardless of the number of prior episodes.

Extended induction treatment with upadacitinib 45 mg led to achievement of clinical response in a clinically meaningful proportion of patients with ulcerative colitis who do not respond to 8 weeks of induction therapy.

RBX2660 reduced clostridioides difficile infection recurrence at 8 weeks, with a sustained clinical response through 6 months, in an open-label phase 3 cohort of patients representative of real-world clinical practice.

The agency has set an April 26, 2023 action date for the live microbiotic therapeutic for the prevention of recurrent CDI.

Recent phase 3 trial data suggests the efficacy across multiple endpoints of roflumilast foam as a treatment for seborrheic dermatitis.

Dupilumab represents the first ever approved treatment for EoE.

Treatment with guselkumab resulted in greater improvements across key clinical and endoscopic/histologic outcome measures at week 12 compared with placebo in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis with or without a history of inadequate response or intolerance to advanced therapy.

The median DeMeester score decreased from 32-3.7 following LTF.

Patients with ulcerative colitis treated with combination induction therapy with guselkumab plus golimumab followed by guselkumab monotherapy achieved higher rates of the several end points at week 38 as compared to either guselkumab or golimumab alone.

Twelve additional weeks of subcutaneous risankizumab induction was efficacious and well-tolerated in patients with Crohn's disease following an initial risankizumab 12-week induction dose.

Risankizumab induction relieved Crohn's disease symptoms and maintenance doses were effective in resolving abdominal pain, with other mixed findings for other patient-reported outcomes in the maintenance phase.

Investigators are urging for more research on the mechanisms involved with comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to reduce the mortality risk in patients with both sleep disorders.

If approved by the FDA, RBX2660 would be the first approved live microbiota therapeutic for the treatment of recurrent CDI.

New research suggests the sleep quality of caregivers and patients with atopic dermatitis (inadequately-controlled with topical therapies) may improve with dupilumab treatment.