Patients with digital ulcers related to systemic sclerosis experience worse disease burden, worse quality of life and an excess annual cost of AUD $12,474 per patient driven largely by hospital and ED admissions, according to findings published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.“Digital ulcers (DUs) are a common and debilitating ischemic manifestation in SSc, representing end-organ damage
The rise in human life expectancy has slowed significantly in the past couple of decades, with only a small percentage of recent births expected to…
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Victor R. Ambros, PhD, and Gary Ruvkun, PhD, for the discovery of microRNA…
BOSTON — When capturing ROX index in acute hypoxic respiratory failure, time from the start of high-flow nasal cannula therapy impacted the index’s sensitivity and…
A new integrative model demonstrated “strong predictive performance” in identifying future risk for Crohn’s disease development among healthy first-degree relatives of patients with CD, according…
BOSTON — Completing a CT scan and ordering lung cancer screening occurred more frequently if eligible patients received a digital health program intervention vs. enhanced…
BOSTON — The odds for mortality, ventilation and septic shock among adults hospitalized with COPD went down if they also had GERD, according to data…
BOSTON — Completing a CT scan and ordering lung cancer screening occurred more frequently if eligible patients received a digital health program intervention vs. enhanced…
In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina Society meeting, Mark R. Barakat, MD, discusses the 26-week interim analysis for Ixo-vec for the treatment of…
Adults with Graves’ disease treated with antithyroid drugs have a higher risk for multiple types of cancer compared with the general population, according to findings…
Women who want breast reconstruction after mastectomy can undergo a shorter radiation therapy regimen without significantly increasing their risk for complications, according to results of…
