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Dietary supplements may play a role in managing vitiligo
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- Christine Kilgore
Overall, there is a “paucity of large, high-quality trials for [complementary] therapies for vitiligo,” said Ammar Ahmed, MD.
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Study: CBD provides symptom relief and improvements in gastroparesis
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Phase 2 trial shows promise in CBD as a treatment option for gastroparesis.
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The challenges of palmoplantar pustulosis and other acral psoriatic disease
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Dermatologists are using a variety of treatments for palmoplantar pustulosis, with no clear first-line choices.
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Meta-analysis of postcancer use of immunosuppressive therapies shows no increase in cancer recurrence risk
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Findings could guide clinical decision making for starting immunosuppression in patients with a history of malignancy.
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Researchers tease apart multiple biologic failure in psoriasis, PsA
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Patients failing two or more biologic agents of different mechanistic classes “are really suffering. We need to have better guidelines and...
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Psoriatic disease: Researchers seek a PsA diagnostic test, phenotype-targeted treatment
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Researchers described ongoing work to “understand the discrete and overlapping endotypes that underlie the phenotypes” of psoriatic disease and to...
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Pilot study: High-dose IL-23 inhibition shows promise for psoriasis remission in some patients
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Targeting resident memory T cells may be a key to long-term remission.
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Patch testing finds higher prevalence of ACD among children with AD
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
AD and ACD both present with red, itchy, eczema-like patches and plaques and can be “really hard to differentiate.”
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Beyond cystic fibrosis: Genetics of PF and other lung diseases
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Screening family members takes hold in PF; genetic discoveries deepen understanding of primary ciliary dyskinesia.
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Free teledermatology clinic helps underserved patients initiate AD care
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
The program "is meant to be a stepping point for initiating care ... to set someone up for success for recurrent telehealth visits in the future...
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Infection-related chronic illness: A new paradigm for research and treatment
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Researchers are looking to build a common research agenda for infection-related chronic illnesses to “understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis...
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Research points toward combination therapy for Lyme and improved diagnostics
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Lyme disease researchers are investigating combination therapy to address “persister” bacteria and diagnostic tests that test directly for the...
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Lupus flares linked to gut bacteria overgrowth
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
It’s “likely the case” that the pathobiome – with the gut bacteria Ruminococcus blautia gnavus being an important pathobiont – helps to...
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The evolving pulmonary landscape in HIV
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
“Should management be tailored for people with HIV infection?”
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Advising patients on AD treatment options: Expert pearls
- Author:
- Christine Kilgore
Dupilumab dosing and dupilumab-associated facial redness and ocular disease, self-image issues, topical regimen adherence, and the quantification...