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Chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a condition that can occur after an allogeneic stem cell transplant in which the donated cells initiate an immune response and attack the transplant recipient’s organs. 

FDA Approves Ruxolitinib for Chronic GVHD

Greater body surface area was shown to correlate with an increased risk of psoriatic arthritis development in patients with psoriasis, with obesity and depression also identified as risk factors.

Body Surface Area May Predict Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients With Psoriasis

President Joe Biden reportedly will increase global COVID-19 vaccine donations; the pandemic may have led to an increase in home births; use of Biogen’s Adulhelm, an Alzheimer disease drug, does not hit initial projections.

What We’re Reading: US Set to Increase Vaccine Donation; Home Births Increase; Aduhelm Sales Slower Than Expected

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This London-based charity intervenes in the short term when its clients come up against roadblocks that prevent ready access to good levels of nutrition, whether that crisis is nutritional, physical/mental health, housing, or financial related.


The UK’s The Food Chain Fights HIV/AIDS Head on With Crisis Support

Results of a cross-sectional study showed that history of migraine is associated with more severe hot flashes among midlife women.

Research Finds Migraine History Associated With More Severe Hot Flashes

Polymerase chain reaction–based comprehensive genomic profiling testing provided useful information for more than 94% of samples, including 81% of samples that normally would not have been tested, suggesting that more patients may benefit from CGP testing than anticipated.

More Patients With Advanced Tumors May Benefit From Genomic Profiling Testing Than Previously Thought

With empagliflozin, we now have evidence that another treatment for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is possible, said Stefan Anker, MD, PhD, FESC, professor of cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Charité Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany, and principal investigator of the EMPEROR-Preserved study.

Dr Stefan Anker: Patients With HFpEF Deserve a New Treatment

As the second half of 2021 ended and Americans hoped for a summer of freedom from social distancing, a new threat was emerging due to lagging vaccination rates  despite the widespread availability of 3 vaccines for COVID-19.

A Timeline of COVID-19 Vaccine Developments for the Second Half of 2021

An inverse relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and serum testosterone was found in men, in which those with severe cases of OSA exhibited significantly reduced levels of testosterone.

Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between OSA, Male Testosterone Levels

Among patients with COVID-19, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma were more prevalent than allergic rhinitis. 

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