Another Win for a JAK Inhibitor in Alopecia Areata
NEW ORLEANS — Patients with severe alopecia areata had dramatic hair regrowth at 6 months with an investigational Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, according to a study reported here. Almost 40% of patients had at least 80% scalp coverage with the higher of two doses of the JAK 1/2 inhibitor deuruxolitinib (CTP-543), including 35% who had […]
Advocates to Government: ‘Go Big’ on HIV Prevention Efforts
The U.S. needs a dramatic overhaul of its HIV prevention program, revamping everything from cost to access, according to a panel of experts and advocates. At a session at the 73rd Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Tuesday, the big takeaway message was that the system for access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is broken, with systemic […]
How Will COVID End? Experts Look To Past Epidemics For Clues
NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues. The ends of epidemics are not as thoroughly researched […]