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Weekly semaglutide administration achieved a 13.7% weight reduction while demonstrating significant improvements in knee osteoarthritis pain, potentially offering a new therapeutic approach for this challenging patient population.

“Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare [form] of pulmonary hypertension, has a disproportionate impact on women,” wrote investigator Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, and co-authors in a published abstract for the study.

Acne fulminans, a severe variant of inflammatory acne, can present with systemic symptoms and requires prompt, aggressive treatment. This case study outlines a successful treatment approach with oral glucocorticoids, isotretinoin, and topical antimicrobials.

Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation can be an early indicator of systemic sclerosis, characterized by vitiligo-like depigmentation with sparing of perifollicular areas.

Convincing bone loss would be bone loss at more than 1 site or over more than 1 interval, or bone loss associated with elevated markers of bone turnover such as cross-linked C-telopeptide of type-1 collagen (CTx) greater than 300 pg/mL.

Primary CNS vasculitis affects an estimated 2.4 cases per 1 million person-years, presenting a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for neurologists and rheumatologists.