Rare Diseases
Conference Coverage
Is pro soccer a risk factor for ALS?
A higher risk of ALS and an earlier age of onset was found among professional soccer players.
Conference Coverage
Use of levoketoconazole improved several clinical features of Cushing’s disease
LOS ANGELES – Patients’ quality of life scores also grew.
News
Don’t delay palliative care for IPF patients
The sharp decline in quality of life in IPF patients is similar to that seen in lung cancer patients, in contrast to the more gradual trend seen...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Immunomodulators for inflammatory skin diseases
WASHINGTON - Off-label therapies discussed by Dr. Friedman include dapsone, hydroxychloroquine, and pentoxifylline.
Conference Coverage
BTK inhibitor calms pemphigus vulgaris with low-dose steroids
WASHINGTON – PRN1008 blocks BTK receptors on B cells, thus forestalling the B-cell mediated inflammatory cascade.
News
List of medications linked to drug-induced lupus expands
A new data-mining study adds 42 new drugs.
Conference Coverage
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Increased IUGR risk reported
LAS VEGAS – Increased risk of antepartum hemorrhage, cervical incompetence were also seen in the national cohort.
News
FDA approves caplacizumab for aTTP
The injection is approved in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy for adults with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenia...
News
Meta-analysis: IVIG bests anti-D on platelet count in pediatric ITP
But the clinical significance of this finding is unclear because of the lack of data on bleeding symptoms, according to authors of the meta-...
Literature Review
Clinical benefits persist 5 years after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Patients with generalized nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis who undergo thymectomy may have better long-term clinical outcomes and require less...