March 27th 2021, 10:45am
The bipartisan bill spells out 5 step therapy exemptions for patients by amending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
March 26th 2021, 9:58pm
As the first quarter of 2021 ends, patients choosing to keep using secukinumab may be offered an inducement to switch to another biologic, ixekizumab.
March 19th 2021, 11:00am
There is a lack of standards for diagnosing and treating nail psoriasis, a situation needing attention because the condition is often a precursor to psoriatic arthritis.
March 17th 2021, 5:00pm
While an association was found between dementia and the most common form of lupus, links to other autoimmune diseases—rheumatic arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome, and Behcet’s disease—were not found.
March 13th 2021, 6:15pm
Five biologics used in the treatment of adult patients with plaque psoriasis have been found to improve health-related quality of life.
March 12th 2021, 9:15pm
More real-world evidence is needed to determine what role a score of 100 on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) might have in daily clinical practice, according to a recent review.
March 5th 2021, 6:26pm
Elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be brought under control with a lower methotrexate (MTX) dosage than that required for young-onset disease.
March 4th 2021, 10:15pm
A recent study found that patients living in an an area with low socioeconomic status were less likely to be prescribed biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs if they were considered low-income and were male and African American.
February 27th 2021, 5:15pm
From 1999 to 2015, permanent disability claims for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) spiked during periods of economic recessions, suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic may create a similar effect in the near future.
February 27th 2021, 3:00am
The novel systemic-immune inflammation index (SII) can be used to predict the onset of psoriasis.
