Patients with resected stage III and IV melanoma have a high risk of recurrence. As the outcomes for patients with metastatic disease have improved dramatically over the last decade due …
ONCOLYTIC VIRUS IN GLIOMAS: A REVIEW OF HUMAN CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Gliomas remain one of the more frustrating targets for oncologic therapy. Glioma resistance to conventional therapeutics is a product of their immune-privileged milieu behind the blood-brain barrier, in addition to …
New US Assistant Secretary of Health Is First Openly Transgender Federal Official
Rachel Levine is expected to be in charge of Health and Human Services offices and programs nationwide
A study of the microbiological profile of filler-induced skin necrosis.
Skin necrosis is one of the most severe complications following filler injections that results in permanent aesthetic defects. Although an increasing number of studies have addressed the management of dermal …
Association of prurigo nodularis and infectious disease hospitalizations: a national cross-sectional study.
Prurigo nodularis (PN) is associated with a variety of systemic comorbidities, including infectious diseases such as HIV and viral hepatitis. There are limited data on other infectious disease comorbidities in …
Cigarette smoking and risk of herpes zoster: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.
The effects of cigarette smoking on the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between cigarette smoking and HZ. Participants were collected from …
Establishing the efficacy and safety of the novel use of common salt for the treatment of pyogenic granuloma.
Recurrent bleeding episodes are often a cause of significant anxiety in patients with pyogenic granuloma. The idea of using common salt for the treatment of pyogenic granuloma arose from the …
Ocular and auditory abnormalities in vitiligo patients: A case- control study.
Vitiligo is characterized by the destruction of functional melanocytes in the skin. This destruction could target melanocytes anywhere in the body, which could affect function of organs where they reside. …
Refinement and Validation of the ItchyQoL using Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory resulted in a reduction of the response categories from a 5-point to a 3-point scale.
The ItchyQoL is an itch-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) assessing quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic pruritus (CP). We aimed to assess and extend the psychometric properties of …
A phase 2a randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the oral Janus kinase inhibitors ritlecitinib and brepocitinib in alopecia areata: 24-week results.
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune form of hair loss with limited treatments.To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Janus kinase inhibitors ritlecitinib and brepocitinib in patients with AA …