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July 29th 2025

Adalimumab, Etanercept Biosimilars Deliver Real-World Results for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

By Hayden E. Klein

July 16th 2025

Cow’s Milk Allergy in Breastfed Infants: What Clinicians and Families Need to Know

By Skylar Jeremias

July 9th 2025

Patients With RA and Cancer Seek More Clarity, Collaboration in Treatment Decisions

By Hayden E. Klein

July 3rd 2025

Plant-Based Diet May Improve Stress-Related Metrics in Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Hayden E. Klein

June 30th 2025

Dental Infections Pose Risks for Hospitalized Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Hayden E. Klein

Video Interviews

February 26th 2025

Real-World Data and Ongoing Research Into Bimekizumab-bkzx

February 24th 2025

Enhancing Patient Access Through Navigation Assistance

February 19th 2025

How Nipocalimab Targets Unmet Needs in Autoimmune Care

February 10th 2025

Bimekizumab-bkzx Expands Treatment Options for Inflammatory Conditions

October 29th 2024

Long-Term Bimekizumab Data Offer New Hope for HS Management

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October 29th 2024

Breaking the Cycle: The Importance of Early Intervention in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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June 30th 2025

Patient Materials for Rheumatoid Arthritis Often Miss Crucial Information

Hayden E. Klein

Researchers called for standardized health outcome descriptors to help bridge communication gaps in rheumatology care and improve shared decision-making.

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June 24th 2025

Musculoskeletal Disorders in Postmenopausal Women Are Rising Worldwide

Hayden E. Klein

Osteoarthritis leads the burden, projected to affect 50% of postmenopausal women by 2045.

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June 24th 2025

FDA Approves At-Home Belimumab Autoinjector for Pediatric Lupus Nephritis

Hayden E. Klein

Belimumab is now the first and only subcutaneous biologic therapy approved for at-home administration in pediatric lupus nephritis.

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June 12th 2025

Subcutaneous Tocilizumab Superior to Methotrexate in Chinese Patients With RA

Hayden E. Klein

Tocilizumab alone and in combination with methotrexate outperformed the latter drug in patients who did not adequately respond to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

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February 21st 2025

AChR-Ab Titers Associated With Myasthenia Gravis Severity

Anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR-Ab) titers and the AChR-Ab rates of change correlated with myasthenia gravis disease severity scores in a recent study.

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February 13th 2025

Bimekizumab for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Offers Durable Disease Control in Long-Term Data

Cameron Santoro

New 2-year data show the long-term effects of bimekizumab on hidradenitis suppurativa, indicating its potential as a valuable treatment option for patients.

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February 7th 2025

Phase 3 Data Support Nipocalimab for Myasthenia Gravis

The Vivacity-MG3 study is currently in its open-label extension phase, which is investigating the longer-term safety and efficacy of nipocalimab for myasthenia gravis.

Jeff Stark, MD, UCB

February 6th 2025

Dr Jeff Stark: New Bimzelx Dose Offers Simplicity and Choice

Maggie L. Shaw Jeff Stark, MD

On October 14, 2024, the FDA approved a 320-mg single dose of bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx; UCB) in a 2-mL prefilled syringe and autoinjector; both forms are now commercially available in the US.

Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

January 29th 2025

How FcRn Blockade Targets Myasthenia Gravis Autoantibodies

Maggie L. Shaw Katie Abouzahr, MD

In part 2 of our interview with Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we discuss the challenge inherent in treating adolescents who have the myasthenia gravis and how nipocalimab works via FcRn blockade to reduce the circulating autoantibodies that drive myasthenia gravis.

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January 26th 2025

Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Porokeratosis Overlap in Rare Case Study

This case study explores a rare overlap of hidradenitis suppurativa and porokeratosis, as well as highlights the unique histopathology and complications

Christopher Sayed, MD

January 22nd 2025

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Onset and Treatment: Challenges and Hope for Patients

Maggie L. Shaw Christopher Sayed, MD

Christopher Sayed, MD, discusses how hidradenitis suppurativa typically presents and looks forward, following the November approval of bimekizumab.

Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson

January 17th 2025

Understanding gMG: Autoantibodies and Life-Altering Muscle Weakness

Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) is an autoantibody-driven chronic disease for which there is no cure.

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January 15th 2025

Pain, Fatigue With Bimekizumab for PsA Tied to Swollen Joints

Bimekizumab (Bimzelx; UCB Pharma) was approved by the FDA to treat psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on September 23, 2024, based on data from 2 phase 3 trials: BE OPTIMAL and BE COMPLETE.

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January 8th 2025

C-Reactive Protein May Guide HS Treatment Choices

With high biologic treatment failure rates common among patients who have hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), investigators set out to evaluate the potential of biomarkers to estimate potential treatment response.

Chris Sayed, MD

January 3rd 2025

HS Treatment Goals: Better Quality of Life, Not Just Control

For part 3 of our discussion with Chris Sayed, MD, we tackle several important topics in the hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and inflammatory disease space: patient quality of life, medication and treatment goals, and the possibility of a cure.

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December 30th 2024

ICYMI: Highlights From SPD 2024

The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) Annual Meeting took place in Toronto, Canada, July 11-15, with our top coverage including the hot topics of combating misinformation and improving care for children with dermatologic conditions.

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December 22nd 2024

ICYMI: Highlights From AAD 2024

The 2024 American Academy of Dermatology conference was held in San Diego, California March 8 to 11.

Top 5 Most-Read Immunology Articles of 2024

December 18th 2024

Top 5 Most-Read Immunology Articles of 2024

Across 2024, top immunology news focused on ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, highlighting studies on gut bacteria, radiographic progression, socioeconomic factors, and bimekizumab's persistent efficacy across multiple disease states.

Christopher Sayed, MD, UNC School of Medicine

December 12th 2024

Subcutaneous HS Therapy: Efficacy and Safety Insights

In the continuation of our discussion with Chris Sayed, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Dermatology, he discusses the benefits of subcutaneous treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa, the chronic inflammatory skin condition.

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December 3rd 2024

ICYMI: Highlights From Asembia 2024

Presentations at the 2024 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit focused on reshaping specialty pharmacy while keeping patients front and center.

Christopher Sayed, MD, UNC Chapel Hill

November 26th 2024

BE HEARD Trials Highlight Efficacy of Bimekizumab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

On November 20, the FDA approved bimekizumab (Bimzelx; UCB Pharma) for use in patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa.

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November 20th 2024

FDA Approves Bimekizumab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

This approval is the fifth overall for bimekizumab (Bimzelx; UCB Pharma) in the US, and they all have come in the last 13 months.

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November 19th 2024

New PsA Data Highlight Long-Term Benefits of Bimekizumab

A trio of abstracts presented at ACR Convergence 2024, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, bear out the benefits of bimekizumab (Bimzelx; UCB Pharma) for use against active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

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November 14th 2024

Underdiagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa May Link to Socioeconomic Factors

Investigators were seeking a greater understanding of risk factors for hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, concentrating on how it presents in skin of color.

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November 11th 2024

Possible Genetic Links Between Hidradenitis Suppurativa and CAD, Diabetes Risks

In this study, investigators were seeking to uncover potential genetic correlations between hidradenitis suppurativa and downstream risk of cardiometabolic disease, such as coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes, in older adults.

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October 31st 2024

With Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Maternal and Offspring Outcomes May Suffer

Gayle Turim Dickstein

Novel evidence has emerged from a 16-year study that hidradenitis suppurativa can elevate risks of not only pregnancy and postpartum complications, but of morbidity—particularly metabolic- and immunology-related morbidity—for mother and child in the long term.

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October 25th 2024

Gut Bacteria Tied to Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity

These authors investigated the potential influence of gut microbiota on ankylosing spondylitis pathophysiology.

Amit Garg, MD, Northwell Health

October 18th 2024

Bimekizumab Poised to Tackle Unmet HS Treatment Needs

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory, chronic disease with very high symptom and physical burdens, and it can get progressively worse over time if it's inadequately treated, explained Amit Garg, MD, founding chair, Department of Dermatology, Northwell Health.

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October 14th 2024

Navigating Racial Disparities in Psoriatic Arthritis: Insights From Patient-Reported Outcomes

Skylar Jeremias

Individuals with self-reported moderate to severe psoriatic arthritis (PsA) face a higher disease burden, particularly among Black participants, highlighting the need for a better understanding of the interplay between PsA severity and racial and ethnic disparities.

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October 4th 2024

Infertility Not Linked to Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Previous research has linked hidradenitis suppurativa to infertility, but concrete data are lacking on causality of the chronic inflammatory skin condition in this setting.

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