Psoriatic Arthritis Excellence Forum

By Peter Sonnenreich, Bassem Wolley, Katherine Moody, and Linda Geisler Alice B. Gottlieb, MD, PhD, clinical professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. This scientific presentation was given by Alice B. Gottlieb, MD…

By Julie Gould Jean Liew, MD, senior fellow in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Washington, discusses the health care burden patients with both cardiovascular disease and psoriatic arthritis experience and explains why the development of…

Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, is professor of dermatology and epidemiology, vice chair of clinical research, and medical director of the Dermatology Clinical Studies Unit, and director of the psoriasis and phototherapy center at the University of Pennsylvania,…

Vikas Majithia, MD, professor of medicine as well as division chief and fellowship program director in the division of rheumatology at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, discusses the new psoriatic arthritis guidelines for…

By Lorraine L. Janeczko NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), secukinumab improves symptoms and inhibits radiographic disease progression, researchers report. "Whilst the interleukin-17A inhibitor secukinumab has…

As the health care landscape continues to evolve, managed care professionals are on the frontlines, handling the developing trends that, in turn, have a direct impact on their covered lives. The First Report Managed Care Trends Report serves as a resource for…

Improvements in psoriasis therapies over the past decade have changed the way this disease is treated and managed, including increased use of biologic therapies, which are protein-based drugs made from living cells. Biologic agents have altered the treatment…

  Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease in which excessive skin cell growth results in thick, discolored patches of skin. Some individuals with psoriasis may also develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA), in which the immune system attacks the joints, causing…