Hurdles in health care: Navigating insurance approvals
For patients with chronic conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), newer drugs like biologics can be very effective—but also very expensive.
Sep 11, 2023
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For patients with chronic conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), newer drugs like biologics can be very effective—but also very expensive.
Sep 11, 2023
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Of all the joints in the body, the knees get the most wear and tear. Decades of walking, running, sitting, jumping and other activities can take a toll on the cartilage—the smooth tissue between the bones—leading to osteoarthritis. ...
Aug 22, 2023
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A new type of medication, JAK inhibitors, can effectively treat moderate to severe alopecia areata, a hair loss condition that has been historically hard to treat.
Aug 17, 2023
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Mayo Clinic has developed its first 3D prototype of human skin bioprinted to model inflammatory skin disease. 3D bioprinting is a technology that mixes bioinks with living cells to print natural tissue-like structures in ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition that often affects infants as young as one to two months. Among the various types of eczema seen in infants, early-onset atopic dermatitis (AD), characterized by psychological stress ...
Jun 8, 2023
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A major new study has found a method to identify people who may experience blood, kidney, or liver related side effects from methotrexate, the most commonly used immune-suppressing medicine with 1.3 million users in the UK.
May 30, 2023
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Conditions such as celiac disease and Parkinson's disease could be detected in principle up to 10 years earlier than they are currently, suggests a new study by UCL researchers.
May 5, 2023
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Pain relievers you buy at the store may be one of the first things you reach for when you hurt yourself, have a headache or backache, or feel discomfort due to some other nagging ailment that doesn't require a visit to the ...
Mar 29, 2023
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A molecule that was until recently known as a brake on inflammation has now been implicated in fibrosis in scleroderma patients.
Jan 31, 2023
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In many parts of the U.S., the winter months bring frigid temperatures and drier conditions that can wreak havoc on the skin.
Jan 19, 2023
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