Karen Jacobson-Sive

Frailty is an understudied phenomenon in relation to multiple sclerosis (MS) yet its prevalence in MS is high and the condition can lead to major adverse effects, according to a study in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.1  Frailty becomes more […]

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) plus a secondary immunodeficiency disease (SID) were 70.1% more likely to have an infection compared with 30.4% for CLL/SLL patients without SID, according to a retrospective database study in

MRI activity significantly increased among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) during the first 3 months following Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year, according to an observational retrospective case–control study in

The inclusion of molecular lesion data in prognostic models for predicting overall survival (OS) for patients with low-risk myelodysplastic neoplasms (LR-MDS) causes bone marrow (BM) blast percentage and other traditional OS prognostic parameters to lose clinical significance, according to a

Vascular endothelial growth factor/stromal cell-derived factor-1α (VEGFNP/SDFNP) delivery significantly reduced the pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, and thickening of the distal pulmonary vessels in rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to a study in Pulmonary Circulation.1  “Right ventricular

There exists significant individual variability of patient symptoms and overall disease burden from myasthenia gravis within Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) classes; therefore, clinicians should not rely on MGFA class to draw conclusions about an individual, according to a

Electrical improvement with a Tensilon test or pyridostigmine bromide trial are the recommended criteria for diagnosing laryngeal myasthenia gravis (MG), according to a retrospective case-control study in Journal of Voice.1 Case and control patients exhibited no significant difference for seropositivity

Data for the analysis were from phase 2 of the TRANSCEND CLL 004 study, a phase 1/2, open-label, multicenter study. Image Credit: tashatuvango-stock.adobe.com New guidelines for interpretation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life

Risk for subsequent leukemia did not plateau for survivors of childhood cancer after 10 years, and risk was highest among patients who received high cumulative doses of epipodophyllotoxins, according to a retrospective cohort study in Cancer Medicine.1  “Ongoing consideration for

Physical activity and sleep were associated with self-reported symptoms and fatigue for patients with myasthenia gravis. Image Credit: kieferpix – stock.adobe.com Physical activity and sleep were associated with self-reported symptoms and fatigue for patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) within a