Justina Petrullo

Patients with advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were able to specify a 1-point threshold when describing meaningful symptom change, for better or worse, that helped illustrate their symptom experience.

Insomnia, along with other sleep disorders, were found to negatively impact workplace productivity.

Fecal microbiota profiles were observed to be significantly different among patients with melanoma and controls, as well as those with early-stage and late-stage melanoma.

In part 1 of this 4 part series, Michael Thorpy, MD, talks about salt intake and how health guidelines and individual habits shape what kind of medication is right for patients with sleep disorders like excessive daytime sleepiness or narcolepsy.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in elderly patients is not unusual and may be associated with male sex, study suggests.

Investigators wanted to analyze the diagnostic performance of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme digestion followed by sequencing using cell-free DNA and explore the cancer signal origin of the cancer using DNN analyses for colorectal and lung cancers.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high inflammation and bone mineral density (BMD) decline in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Removal of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) might exacerbate disparities for African American patients with lung cancer.

Poor quality of life and impaired functioning across many symptom domains were shown in participants in the Real World Idiopathic Hypersomnia Outcomes Study (ARISE).

Periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) are an added risk factor for cardiovascular disease in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), recent study findings suggest.

Teriflunomide treatment incurred an unadjusted risk reduction of 63% and an adjusted risk reduction of 72% in inhibiting a first clinical demyelinating event in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) contributes to an extensive weakening in work ability and productivity, as well as large loss of gross value added.

Certain immune cell types are associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) response in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Variants associated with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) near the SOX9 and KLF5 genes were associated with HS risk.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a high risk of brain metastases might feasibly be identified through machine-learning models, according to a recent study.

It is reasonable to view stimulus control as an effective insomnia treatment, particularly for sleep initiation problems.

The presence of sex differences in immunological functioning influences hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

Genetic variants associated with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) were identified, although a causal effect is not proven.

Sheila Garland, PhD, MSc, Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada talks about the cognitive effects cancer can have on patients, beyond treatment side effects, and the direct impacts these can make on patients’ lives and care.

The process from referral to the lung cancer screening (LCS) process is a crucial point for Black veterans and may serve as a point of improvement, according to a study.

Adults at or under the age of 65 years who are frail and have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) increased the likelihood of repeated emergency department visits.

More understanding of the physical, psychological, and economic burdens of hyperhidrosis is needed.

Pain was almost ubiquitous among patients with multiple subtypes of multiple sclerosis, finds a study.

Wildfire smoke is associated with worse survival for individuals with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are recovering from surgical resection treatment.

Maternal sleep duration and self-efficacy might be modifiable risk factors of maternal depression, possibly providing treatment opportunities.

Sleep processes and emotional processes are closely related, especially in terms of insomnia.

A possible association between hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suggests that patients with HS who present signs of CKD should be assessed by a nephrologist, suggests a study.

Following hospital discharge, patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) had worse outcomes in areas of neurology, working memory, depression, and quality of life.

Dayna Johnson, PhD, MPH, MSW, MS talks about the necessity of community partnerships as the recipient of this year’s Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award at SLEEP 2023 and how inquiring into the community is vital for integrating healthy sleep practices.