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Long-Term Effectiveness of Adalimumab Reported in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis

August 16, 2022

Article

A total of 178 patients achieved inactive disease while continuing adalimumab, and 51 patients maintained remission after discontinuing adalimumab.

Biologic Agents May Reduce Risk of Mental Health Disorders in Some Patients with Psoriasis

August 16, 2022

Article

Biologic agents may reduce the risk of mental health disorders among patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who discontinued treatment with conventional systemic agents, researchers in Canada found.

Phase 2 Data Support Continued Evaluation of Mitapivat for Alpha, Beta Thalassemia

August 16, 2022

Article

Data from this phase 2 study revealed that the efficacy and safety results support the continued investigation of mitapivat as treatment for adults with either α- or β-thalassemia who are not dependent on transfusions.

Factors Linked to Primary Glaucoma Incidence Include Older Age, Higher IOP

August 15, 2022

Article

New data on the incidence of glaucoma among rural subjects ≥40 years old in China report a 0.4% annual rate.

Higher Water Intake May Be Linked to Greater Risk of Dry Eye Disease

August 10, 2022

Article

Both a higher self-reported water intake and a greater measured 24-h urine volume were tied to an increased DED prevalence.

Ensifentrine Significantly Improves COPD Lung Function, Exacerbations

August 09, 2022

Article

New phase 3 ENHANCE-2 data support a potential submission by Verona Pharma to the FDA.

CDC will Include New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code for a Rare Disease in Fall

August 05, 2022

Article

In October, a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code will be activated for APDS, a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, which will enable physicians and payers to add the diagnosis to patient charts for the first time in the US.

Deconstructing Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Reena Mehra, MD, MS

August 03, 2022

Podcast

The Cleveland Clinic Director of Sleep Disorders Research navigates the complexities of OSA presentation, progression, management and eradication with the Lungcast team.

Identifying Potential Outcomes Helps Assess Benefit of Intravitreal Therapy for DME

August 03, 2022

Article

Study data show 14% of eyes managed with intravitreal therapy in routine clinical care experienced ≥ 10 letter loss.

Phototesting Can Provide More Personalized Care for Photoaggravated Atopic Dermatitis

August 02, 2022

Article

Investigators believe these results could help improve disease recognition and diagnosis while supporting development of personalized prevention and therapy.

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