Remission
VIDEO: Certain factors affect patients' perception of psoriasis remission
New data presented at AAD VMX 2021 suggest that certain clinical and demographic factors may affect patient perceived remission of psoriasis.
Psychological intervention during tapering an alternative to long-term antidepressant use
Delivery of a psychological intervention during a patient’s antidepressant tapering may be an alternative long-term antidepressant use for treating recurrent depression, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Minimally invasive thymectomy approaches 'preferable' in most myasthenia gravis cases
Patients more likely to achieve sustained RA remission on biological vs. triple therapy
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who start biological therapy after failing methotrexate are about two times more likely to be adherent and achieve sustained remission at 1 and 2 years than with triple therapy, according to data.
Sustained weight loss, not diet type, key to diabetes remission
Type 2 diabetes remission with weight loss is possible and most likely for individuals who sustain more weight loss, who are younger and who have had diabetes for a shorter time, according to a speaker.
Therapeutic drug monitoring not superior to standard of care in achieving remission
Therapeutic drug monitoring, in which treatments were individually assessed and reviewed, failed to improve remission for patients with a variety of rheumatic diseases who started infliximab, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence.