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While rheumatoid arthritis (RA)–related mortality seems to be dropping, the prevalence of disease continues to increase across the globe, a new analysis found. The analysis highlights the need for research and health care policies addressing certain risk factors, according to […]

Even small drops in lung function can predict poor outcomes for patients with chronic lung disease, suggests a new real-world study.1 Detailing their findings in Chest, the researchers say their study can help steer treatment guidelines for managing the progressive

Both children and teens with atopic dermatitis (AD) face a high burden of disease, though the most impactful drivers of burden may differ between the age groups, suggest findings from a new study of patient-reported outcomes.1 The findings of the

Building on clinical data, findings from patients receiving treatment with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKis) in the real world are highlighting an improved heart-related safety profile associated with acalabrutinib (Calquence; AstraZeneca) compared with its earlier counterpart ibrutinib among patients with

By comprehensively reviewing data on patients who have received at least 2 treatments for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), researchers have identified factors prognostic of outcomes such as overall survival, progression-free survival, or response to treatment.1 With their findings, explained

An ultrasound of the lungs is a reliable, radiation-sparing, and cost-effective option for detecting lung complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a compilation of available data.1 The meta-analysis, detailed in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, showed that interstitial lung

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are a reliable marker of disease progression in melanoma and can reliably be detected using flow cytometry, suggests a small study of patients with the skin disease. The findings of the proof-of-principle, prospective, longitudinal study were

Using an accessible deep learning (DL) system to classify smartphone images of skin lesions may improve early detection of skin cancer, according to researchers of an experimental study published in the International Journal of Intelligent Systems. Offline data augmentation can

In cases where epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD)—a type of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)—transforms into small cell lung cancer (SCLC), a distinct mutational profile is created, found a study from Beijing appearing in Cancer Medicine. The

An analysis of attitudes toward clinical trial participation for autoimmune diseases provided insight into challenges with clinical trial enrollment for lupus treatments. The study, published in ACR Open Rheumatology, explored data on factors motivating participation, or lack thereof, in clinical