News
Early MS biomarkers may improve prediction of long-term outcomes
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Combining two biomarkers may shed more light on MS prognosis.
News
Study links air pollution to psoriasis flares
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
The findings underscore the need for clinicians to “consider environmental/external triggers in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases...
News
DMTs tied to lower MS relapse during reproductive therapy
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
The likelihood of achieving pregnancy through assisted reproductive technologies while having MS appeared favorable.
News
Radioactive iodine shows no benefit in low-risk thyroid cancer
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
The study’s take-home message for clinicians should be to “stop systematic radioiodine ablation administration in low-risk thyroid cancer patients...
News
Gut microbiome species predict type 2 diabetes
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Efforts to improve insulin sensitivity via the gut through fecal microbial transplantation are also making headway.
News

9/11 first responders show mutations linked to blood cancers
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Blood samples from firefighters and emergency workers at Ground Zero show higher burden of clonal hematopoiesis, suggesting need for mutational...
News
Evidence mounts for paramagnetic rim lesions in diagnosing MS
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
The presence and number of iron rim lesions hold a prognostic value for long-term disability in MS.
News
Spinal cord atrophy predicts ‘silent progression’ in MS
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
This is a potentially important biomarker for disease progression that may otherwise go unrecognized by clinicians and patients.
News
Global data suggest rising CLL incidence since 1990
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
New global data show the rate of chronic lymphocytic leukemia increasing in the last 30 years. Is ascertainment bias a factor?
News
Radiofrequency ablation an option for thyroid microcarcinoma
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
RFA might be a good option for high risk surgical patients and patients who forgo active surveillance.
News

IBD or something else? Key characteristics offer clues
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
A comprehensive review details the array of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases of the GI tract that look like – but aren’t – IBD.
News

Male alopecia agents ranked by efficacy in meta-analysis
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Only three therapies are currently approved for treatment of the condition by the FDA – topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, and low-level light...
News
C. difficile: New vancomycin-resistant strains raise concerns
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
“Our results may help explain a decreasing effectiveness of antibiotic-based therapy in C difficile infection.”
News

Stopping venetoclax treatment early reduces CLL survival outcomes
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Survival outcomes are decreased with early, permanent discontinuation of venetoclax but unchanged by treatment interruption, regardless of...
News
C. difficile: New vancomycin-resistant strains raise concerns
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
“Our results may help explain a decreasing effectiveness of antibiotic-based therapy in C difficile infection.”