Fatigue

Cognitive behavioral therapy, modafinil and combination therapy were each linked to reduced fatigue in patients with MS, although patients reported greater benefits with combination therapy, according to research presented at ACTRIMS 2023.

A remote dietary intervention was feasible and reduced chronic fatigue among lymphoma survivors, according to researchers.

Dazodalibep has successfully improved disease activity and symptoms two patient populations with Sjögren’s syndrome in a phase 2 trial, according to a press release from Horizon Therapeutics.

Consistently positive antinuclear antibody tests at 12 months following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection may predict long-term symptoms and inflammation, according to data published in the European Respiratory Journal.

Fatigue, decreased interest in sex and difficulty becoming sexually aroused were the most burdensome symptoms among older adults after dialysis initiation, according to data in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Symptom prevalence ranged among patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease, with 24% reporting chest pain and 83% reporting fatigue, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Weighing the potential benefits for two different kidney patient populations, a review board for the FDA voted 13-3 to approve use of the anemia drug daprodustat for patients with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.

Epstein-Barr virus replication may be a cofactor in a subgroup of patients who develop long COVID fatigue, although other potential contributing factors need to be evaluated as well, according to a letter published in Allergy.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Among ethnically diverse children from low-resource backgrounds, severe COVID-19 illness commonly led to long-term negative impacts on physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness, concluded findings presented here.

Among patients with systemic sclerosis, those on work disability and who experience greater levels of fatigue are more likely to perceive cognitive dysfunction, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.