There is great importance to discussing HIV with patients of child-bearing age, and discussing HIV treatment and potential perinatal transmission with patients living with HIV who are considering or have become pregnant, given that perinatal transmission may be vastly minimized. …
One of the most essential duties of individuals who care for people living with HIV (PLWH) is to ensure that their health care is of the highest quality. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed the Healthcare Effectiveness …
The treatment of psoriasis (PsO), a chronic, autoimmune disorder causing skin cells to build up and become inflamed, is continually evolving especially with the use of IL-23 targeting therapy. Health care practitioners (HCPs), including dermatologists and other members of the …
It is critically important to diagnosis Alzheimer’s disease (AD) early in the disease course. Health care professionals (HCPs) are positioned to attain this by implementing a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to serve the diverse population of patients living with AD …
Precision medicine calls for the delivery of treatment that is informed by important disease features. In the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), precision medicine refers to biomarkers capable of informing diagnosis, predicting disease severity and activity, and …
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers a group of chronic inflammatory disease affecting the intestines; namely, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). IBD affects between 2.4 and 3.1 million adults in the United States, conferring substantial disease burden. Despite therapeutic …
The role of precision medicine in the treatment of IBD has been increasingly recognized as essential for improving patient outcomes. Precision medicine aims to tailor therapeutic approaches based on individual patient characteristics, including genetic, molecular, and environmental factors. This personalized …
Short bowel syndrome (SBS), a rare malabsorption disorder most often caused by surgical resection, can be challenging to manage. The use of parenteral nutrition (PN) and emerging therapies promoting enteral autonomy have offered hope, however, complications of SBS and its …
Significant therapeutic advancements have been made over the last decade for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition that includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-23 has been established as an active …