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Which factors predict progression from discoid lupus to severe SLE?
A diagnosis of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) at age 25 years or below, phototype V to VI, and antinuclear antibody titers of ≥1:320 are significantly associated with the development of severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a study.
Which factors predict progression from discoid lupus to severe SLE?
14 Mar 2023
Women at a disadvantage in care, outcomes for acute chest pain: study
Mortality for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is higher for women, but they tend to have better outcomes for other aetiologies of chest pain compared with men, a study has shown.
Women at a disadvantage in care, outcomes for acute chest pain: study
14 Mar 2023
Neoadjuvant–adjuvant bests adjuvant-only pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma
For patients with stage III or IV melanoma, treatment with pembrolizumab both before and after surgical resection leads to longer event-free survival than treatment with pembrolizumab only after the procedure, according to the results of a phase II study.
Neoadjuvant–adjuvant bests adjuvant-only pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma
14 Mar 2023
What are the signs of HSV infection in patients with pemphigus vulgaris?
Clinicians must be aware of the likelihood of infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the presence of fissures, haemorrhagic crusts, linear erosions, erosions with angulated margins, and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate among patients with pemphigus vulgaris, suggests a study.
What are the signs of HSV infection in patients with pemphigus vulgaris?
13 Mar 2023
Vitamin D supplementation touted for dementia prevention in high-risk individuals
Vitamin D may offer brain boosting benefits, with a large study providing evidence that vitamin D supplementation exerts some effect in the prevention of dementia.