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ACR: Etanercept during pregnancy doubles the odds of major malformations
Key clinical point: Although etanercept exposure was associated with more than twofold higher odds of major structural defects, there was no...
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EADV: Pursuing ‘clear’ in psoriasis worthwhile, expert says
A Physician Global Assessment of “clear” is worth striving for in psoriasis patients because it represents a clinically important lesser level of...
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EADV: New long-term data on biologics for pediatric psoriasis ‘encouraging’
The 1- and 5-year outcomes for adalimumab and etanercept in pediatric psoriasis are reassuring.
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EADV: Pediatric psoriasis called ‘grossly undertreated’
Most dermatologists are reluctant to use systemic therapies for moderate to severe pediatric psoriasis, but study investigators say this is not...
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ACR: Cardiovascular risk factors in psoriatic diseases are common, often go untreated
Key clinical point: Patients with psoriatic diseases have high rates of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that often go untreated, based on...
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State laws, regulatory concerns complicate biosimilars landscape
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VIDEO: Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis improve with bariatric surgery
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Shingles vaccine protection lasted 5-6 years in autoimmune disease patients
Key clinical point: Protection against shingles appeared to wane between the fifth and sixth years after patients with autoimmune diseases...
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Stroke risk rose in autoimmune disease patients after herpes zoster
Key clinical point: Stroke risk increased by 50% in the month after patients with autoimmune diseases had an episode of herpes zoster. Major...
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Can bariatric surgery ease psoriasis too?
Bariatric surgery in obese patients may lessen the symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.