General
Rheum Round-up: Interview With Richard Furie, MD; Orthopedics’ Diversity Problem, and Much More
| Categories: general
Interview: Richard Furie, MD, Talks About Anifrolumab Treatment in Patients with SLE During the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2020, several presentations discussed data […]
Cardiology
E-Cigarettes Plus Smoking As Harmful as Cigarettes Alone: Analysis
| Categories: cardiology
A new analysis has shown that those who use e-cigarettes (vaping) and those who also smoke cigarettes have higher levels of biomarkers for inflammation and […]
COVID 19
COVID-19 Update: Cases in California Surging; England Begins Another National Lockdown; and More
| Categories: covid-19
On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, here are the latest COVID-19 numbers around the world, according to statistics aggregator, Worldometer. World Cases: Over 86.2 million. World […]
Dermatology
Risankizumab Improves Outcomes for Patients with Psoriasis in Randomized Trials
| Categories: dermatology, rheumatology
The results of two randomized clinical trials found that risankizumab was associated with improved symptoms, mental health, and quality of life for patients with moderate […]
Hematology & Oncology
John Climaco, CEO of CNS Pharmaceuticals, Discusses New Treatment for Glioblastoma
| Categories: hematology-oncology, newsletter
John Climaco, Chief Executive Officer of CNS Pharmaceuticals, recently sat down with DocWire News to discuss Berubicin, a drug used to treat patients with glioblastoma […]
Nephrology
Anemia Management in Incident Dialysis Patients over Three Eras in Canada
| Categories: nephrology, pocn-nephrology
Kidney Week 2020 Amid safety concerns raised following trials of target hemoglobin, several jurisdictions have adopted a more conservative approach to management of anemia in […]
Neurology
Plasma Exchange and Immunoadsorption in Neuroinflammatory Diseases
| Categories: cidp-newsletter, neurology
Researchers for this study retrospectively looked at adverse events and lab changes in 284 patients with various neurological indications who received either plasma exchange or […]
Rheumatology
Drinking Alcohol May Reduce Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
| Categories: newsletter, rheumatology
Alcohol consumption may be associated with a decreased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a recent study. Further, among people who smoke, a […]