The Challenge of Living with Multiple Rare Diseases
According to a story from pharmaphorum.com, Jim Kuhn had a successful career in business for over 30 years, but everything changed a decade ago when he was first diagnosed with…
According to a story from pharmaphorum.com, Jim Kuhn had a successful career in business for over 30 years, but everything changed a decade ago when he was first diagnosed with…
A recent study led by Morten Aagaard Nielsen and Tue Wenzel Kragstrup, who both work at Aarhus University in Denmark, hopes to help physicians determine the best personalized treatment for…
The 2019 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress was held in Madrid, Spain. During this conference, a symposium was held discussing IL-23 inhibition in psoriasis. Here are some of…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, a recent study has confirmed the status of palmoplantar pustolosis as a rare, orphan disease. A recent study of patients with the disease…
According to a story from Business Wire, the biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb has recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company's drug abatacept (marketed…
According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, findings from a phase 3 clinical trial suggest that the drug secukinumab (marketed as Cosentyx) could be an effective treatment for non-radiographic…
According to a story from Medical News Bulletin, a recent study that was first published in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to have revealed a promising new treatment for ulcerative…
According to a story from The Rheumatologist, evidence suggests that patients with rare diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, can benefit from visiting combined clinics, which are special medical centers in…
According to a story from rheumatology.medicinematters.com, a recent Italian real-world study has provided some evidence that the drug apremilast, which is considered a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, could be a useful treatment…
According to a story from The Dermatologist, a recent study supported by Eli Lilly and Company has revealed just how harmful the impact of step therapy can be on patient…
According to a story from Markets Insider, Eli Lilly and Company recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's drug ixekizumab (marketed as Taltz®)…
Brenda has both psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. She's lived with the conditions since she was a child, learning to care for herself and deal with the challenges that arose. By…
According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, the drug Hadlima, which is a biosimilar to the drug Humira (adalimumab), was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration…
According to a publication from the Rheumatologist, past studies have suggested that type 1 interferons may play a significant role in determining susceptibility to several classic connective tissue diseases. Although…
According to a press release from American biotechnology company Celgene Corporation, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the Company's drug Otezla (generic name apremilast) for the treatment…
The most common treatment for autoimmune conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn's disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis is currently a drug called Humira, created by AbbVie.…
According to an article originally published at The Rheumatologist, a CRESPA (that's Clinical REmission in peripheral SPondyloArthritis) study recently showed that golimumab, a TNF inhibitor, might be effective in relieving…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, Galapagos NV and Gilead Sciences, Inc., recently announced that two clinical trials which were recently published in The Lancet demonstrated that the experimental treatment filgotinib could…
The Scottish Medicines Consortium, a committee that advises NHS Scotland on what medicines they should provide, has accepted four new drugs for use. These are gemtuzumab ozogamicin for acute myeloid…
At 14 years old, Bede Marciari has experienced and missed out on a great number of things. For many people, this is just part of growing up. In Bede’s case,…
Novartis has carried out a survey to find out what elements of a treatment are most important to patients with psoriasis. The survey found that patients value clear skin the…
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the label update for the medicine Taltz (ixekizumab) 80 mg/mL injection for psoriasis that affects the genital area. You can…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, the drug adalimumab (marketed as Humira), did not have a noticeable effect on aortic inflammation in patients with psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. Humira…
Sunday, May 20th is World Autoimmune Arthritis Day! The global awareness day is aimed at raising money, consciousness, and solidarity for the millions of people who suffer from one of many arthritic…
In data presented earlier this month in San Diego at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, researchers noted that female patients with psoriatic arthritis had significantly higher rates of…