The attacks came out of nowhere and brought life to a miserable standstill. And she had the scars to prove it. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 62-year-old woman shifted in her seat. The flight to ...

Itching of the skin, also called pruritus, is a common problem experienced by many people. The itching may or may not come along with a rash, which can be limited to small areas of skin or can occur ...

Treatment with liberixibat led to a statistically significant improvement in itch compared with placebo. Topline results were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating linerixibat for the ...

In the three aforementioned studies of epidural delivery of naloxone in combination with an opioid (fentanyl or morphine), the frequency of pruritus was decreased, with no reversal of analgesia noted.

An estimated 240,000 PBC patients will experience cholestatic pruritus by 2030. Credit: BSIP / Contributor / Getty images. GSK has announced positive headline results of its ongoing global Phase III ...

For initial treatment, compressive dressings should be removed and the limb elevated to heart level. Careful nursing and physician assessments should be done serially to assess changes in limb ...

"We look forward to initiating a Phase 2 multiple-ascending dose trial in the coming months to evaluate TH104 in chronic pruritus in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients, with topline data ...

Itching (pruritus) is one symptom of chronic liver disease, though not everyone with liver disease develops it. You might have a localized itch, such as on your lower arm, or it might be an all ...

Like urticaria, angioedema has both allergic and non-allergic triggers. What causes hives to get itchier at night? Hives often seem worse at night because of a condition called nocturnal pruritus, ...