Clinical

The 10th annual meeting of the Family Heart Global Summit will bring together leading scientists and practitioners with patients to discuss treatment of inherited lipid disorders.

A key opinion leader outlines common adverse events associated with omaveloxolone treatment in Friedreich's ataxia patients and describes strategies used to manage or minimize these adverse effects.

Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain untreated after diagnosis, leading to frequent exacerbations.

To continue the response they experienced with a first autologous stem‐cell transplant (ASCT) for their multiple myeloma, patients in this analysis received a second ASCT, with French investigators evaluating their outcomes.

Patients with vitiligo and psychosocial comorbidities face significantly higher overall health care utilization and costs, although their vitiligo-related expenditures remain similar to those without such comorbidities.

A review of the upcoming schedule of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine.

The decremental response follows repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) completed earlier in proximal muscles compared with distal muscles in a study of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Rhabdomyosarcoma, a common form of soft tissue sarcoma in pediatric patients with outcomes that have improved through research, is rare among older patients, who also have significantly poorer outcomes.

A key opinion leader in dermatology explains how the presence of type 2 inflammation informs their treatment decisions for atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis, while also detailing additional patient-specific factors such as age, comorbidities, and disease severity that influence their therapeutic approach.

A dermatologist explores the underlying type 2 inflammatory pathway linking atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis, highlighting specific biomarkers that aid in identifying patients with type 2 inflammation-driven dermatologic conditions.

A predictive tool considering disease duration, age at disease onset, age, and Expanded Disability Status Scale score estimated patients’ risk of transition to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).

Researchers introduce a chimeric antigen receptor–enhancer (CAR-E) therapeutic platform that significantly extends the effectiveness and memory of CAR T cells, potentially preventing relapse in patients who have cancer.

Lumbar spine bone mineral density improved significantly and was maintained during long-term tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) treatment for axial spondyloarthritis.

A codesigned online nutrition program could potentially fill a need for reliable and evidence-based nutrition information for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Authors acknowledge that both the 2022 World Health Organization and International Consensus Classification myelodysplastic syndrome criteria sets have value, while sorting out their similarities and differences.

The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine shows strong immunogenicity and safety in immunocompromised adults, study finds.

Malnutrition significantly increases the 180-day hospital readmission rates among patients 65 years or older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), highlighting the importance of monitoring and improving their nutritional status.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer but not ovarian or endometrial cancers.

Although the FDA approval of Guardant Health’s Shield blood test provides an appealing alternative to other colorectal cancer screening methods, the advantages and disadvantages should be highlighted with patients.

Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy may enable patients with high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to achieve outcomes similar to those undergoing upfront surgery.

Patients with symptoms of gastrointestinal (GI) problems and survivors of colon cancer were more likely to use oncology specialty care.

An expert in Friedreich's ataxia evaluates the mFARS (modified Friedreich's Ataxia Rating Scale) measurement tool, highlighting its advantages and limitations, while also exploring alternative assessment methods for tracking disease progression.

Patients with cardiometabolic diseases who follow an anti-inflammatory diet have better brain health and a lower risk of dementia.

Study results demonstrated significant correlations between fatigue and reductions in walking speed and mobility among patients with multiple sclerosis.

A series of portable respiratory function tests for patients with mild to moderate myasthenia gravis (MG) were found to be useful methods to diagnose previously unidentified at-risk cases for respiratory deterioration.