Psoriasis
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What factors cause multiple biologic failure in psoriasis?
“Prior cross-sectional and single-center studies have primarily analyzed therapeutic failure of a single biologic or biologics within one class,”...
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Could risk stratifying methotrexate users lead to less frequent testing?
A new prognostic model accurately predicts a patient’s risk of experiencing methotrexate toxicity, but more research is needed before clinical...
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to psoriasis severity
The study also found that “patients with the least amount of body surface affected by psoriasis had the highest average vitamin D levels.”
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Humira biosimilars: Five things to know
The launch of eight adalimumab biosimilars so far in 2023 ended Humira’s 20-year monopoly, but it’s not clear yet if these discounted drugs will...
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Remote teams offer chance to improve difficult-to-treat PsA
This difficult-to-treat cohort is discussed at ZOOM meetings, ranging from monthly to bimonthly, with two dermatologists, two rheumatologists, one...
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Keep depression, anxiety screening top of mind in patients with psoriatic disease
"Psoriasis patients are twice as likely to have depression, compared to those without psoriasis, and psoriasis patients are 33% more likely to...
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Oral IL-23 receptor antagonist for psoriasis promising: Phase 2b study
Similar to the primary outcome of PASI 75, all treatment groups demonstrated a statistically significant dose-response in PASI 90, compared with...
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Study finds subcutaneous spesolimab reduces flares in patients with GPP
The intravenous formulation of spesolimab was approved for the treatment of GPP flares in adults by the Food and Drug Administration in September...
Original Research
Association Between Psoriasis and Obesity Among US Adults in the 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
We sought to investigate the association between psoriasis and obesity utilizing a representative US population of adults—the 2009-2014 National...
Hospital Consult
Palliative Care: Utilization Patterns in Inpatient Dermatology
Although severe dermatologic disease negatively impacts patients’ quality of life, palliative care may be underutilized in this population.
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New guidelines for MTX use in pediatric inflammatory skin disease unveiled
One of the recommendations states that liver biopsy is not indicated for routine monitoring of pediatric patients taking low-dose MTX.