Background: Managing psoriasis (PsO) and its comorbidities, particularly psoriatic arthritis, often involves using interleukin (IL)-23 and IL-12/23 inhibitors. However, the comparative risk of these treatments still needs to be explored.
Objective: This study evaluates the risk of developing psoriatic arthritis in patients treated with IL-23 inhibitors compared to IL-12/23 inhibitors.
Objectives: As COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic, understanding our historical response allows us to predict and improve our current practices in preparation for the next pandemic. Following the removal of the elective surgery suspension at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear whether sports medicine surgery volume has returned to pre-pandemic levels as well as whether the backlog from the original suspension was addressed. The purpose of this study to observe the monthly changes in volume and backlog of knee and shoulder sports surgery one year since the original suspension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Appendectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures; however, the possible long-term consequences have not been fully explored. The appendix has been associated with microflora of the gut and immune functions. However, literature examining the relationship between prior appendectomy and the risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAflatoxins are carcinogenic secondary metabolites of fungi that contaminate many staple crops and foods. Aflatoxin contamination is a worldwide problem, especially in developing countries, posing health hazards, e.g.
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