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Brian T. Kelly, MD, MA, FACAAI, Midwest Allergy and Asthma Clinic, and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting program chair, discusses how this year’s conference content will demonstrate the joint themes of innovation and diversity, as well as what exciting developments presenters and attendees alike should watch for.

With no single biomarker for systemic lupus erythematosus, investigators wanted to investigate whether there is a connection between mean platelet volume and the disease.

Most early glucocorticoid treatment was targeted to patients with the most severe or active disease, according to study results from Canada.

As spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatments advance, new biomarkers that correlate with clinical outcomes are needed to gauge treatment response.

Multiple comorbidities and medications are prevalent in older cancer populations, who may benefit from structured medication reviews by specialist geriatricians.

Two posters presented at AMCP Nexus 2021 analyzed the costs of treating cytokine release syndrome and neurological events, 2 common adverse events (AEs) of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

Because persons living with HIV (PLWH) are now living longer, issues beyond their positive serostatus are having an adverse impact on their quality of life (QOL), such as obesity; recent research findings note these should be a consideration when choosing how to manage HIV.

Researchers found individuals with type 1 diabetes and neuropathy exhibit altered gray matter volume and cortical thickness compared with healthy controls.

Even compared with other patients with chronic diseases, patients with Fabry disease had a very poor quality of life.

A new analysis suggests physicians should be on the lookout for cardiovascular disease and other types of cancer, in addition to acute myeloid lymphom, when caring for patients with certain myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, FASTMH, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and codirector, Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, addresses the approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 and emphasized its benefits far outweigh the rare possibility of myocarditis.

The single-center study explored cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament and protein levels in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) undergoing treatment with nusinersen in an effort to identify useful biomarkers as treatment options expand.

A case study highlights the important role of nailfold videocapillaroscopy assessments in patients with Raynaud disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Patients with axial spondyloarthritis treated with secukinumab achieved a reduction in spinal pain and improved disease activity measures early in treatment.

A recent study found patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experienced depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic prior to vaccine rollout, especially among those who tested positive for COVID-19.

In a long-awaited move, the FDA approved a pediatric dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years.

Multiple nationally representative surveys found that approximately 1 in 3 grade 12 students vaped cannabis in 2018 alone.

Two abstracts presented at CHEST 2021 outlined risk factors for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among veterans.

As time goes on, we're finding out more and more benefits of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, said Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, the chief science and medical officer at the American Diabetes Association.

The annual report, from the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, the CDC, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, details US cancer trends.

Intrathecal drug administration via lumbar puncture and a spinal access port device led to serious complications in a patient receiving experimental therapy for Niemann-Pick type C.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea with adequate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy adherence exhibited significant reductions in diastolic blood pressure long term, compared with counterparts with poor adherence.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with adalimumab had greater risk of developing psoriasis than those administered infliximab, with gender and smoking incidence also linked with greater IBD risk.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Texas’ abortion law on November 1; President Joe Biden gives up push for drug pricing reform in social spending bill; Florida governor sues the Biden administration over vaccine mandates for federal workers.

Niemann-Pick type C has historically been considered a contraindication to liver transplantation due to neurological delays, but a recent case report suggests this thinking may be outdated.

Early diagnosis of Fabry disease is essential and that since symptoms depend on the type of disease and sex and age of the patient, a high-risk screening system should account for the age of the target population, the researchers said.

The counties in the United States with more social vulnerabilities had higher premature mortality related to cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and heart failure.