Black People Deserve Better HS Treatment. Meet the Dermatologists Advocating for Change
There’s a “perfect storm” of health care problems for Black and biracial people when it comes to hidradenitis suppurativa (HS ...
Why It Can Take Years to Get an HS Diagnosis If You’re Black
Although HS is uncommon, it’s not rare—about 200 to 300 Black or biracial people out of 100,000 have it. While dermatologists ...
Women more likely to be impacted by rare skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa, support groups started to raise awareness
It took more than two decades for Leisa Prescott to receive a diagnosis after suffering with inflamed abscesses and nodules ...
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A child’s fever: you have to treat the discomfort instead of worrying about the numbers on the thermometer
“When the fever is due to significant inflammation – such as acute otitis media (ear infections) or adenitis (swollen lymph glands) – I prefer ibuprofen,” Molina says. “But for temperature control, ...
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The Effects of Genetic Bottlenecks in Dog Breeds
Standard Poodles are known for suffering from a vast array of autoimmune diseases with sebaceous adenitis (SA) and Addison’s disease (AD) being the most vexing. There is suspicion that these two ...
Aussie student nurse with hidradenitis suppurativa wants other suffers to know they are not invisible
But the brave Queenslander is fed up with keeping her suffering a secret, and wants others with her disorder to know they are ...
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UCB’s Bimzelx granted EC approval to treat hidradenitis suppurativa in adults
UCB’s Bimzelx (bimekizumab) has been approved by the European Commission (EC) to treat active moderate-to-severe hidradenitis ...
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Bimekizumab gains EC approval for hidradenitis suppurativa
Bimekizumab has been granted marketing authorisation by the European Commission for active moderate-to-severe hidradenitis ...