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Crohn’s Disease: Early Diagnosis with Intestinal Ultrasound

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Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) emerges as a game-changer in the early ⁣management of Crohn’s disease, offering a non-invasive method too predict remission. According to a⁢ recent study, IUS shows that improvements in IUS parameters within the first year correlate with enhanced patient outcomes, specifically with over a third of patients achieving⁣ remission within months. ⁣this innovative … Read more

Baricitinib Shows Promise in Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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Baricitinib can effectively treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) without the use of oral glucocorticoids, according to results from a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Among the 18 patients randomly assigned to the oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib, 14 achieved a C-reactive protein PMR activity score (CRP PMR-AS) of 10 or less after 12 weeks of … Read more