Sheila Jacobs

Contributing Writer https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com

Sheila Jacobs is the president of STJ Editorial Services. For more than 25 years, Sheila has been providing writing, fact-checking, and editorial services to numerous clients in the medical education, promotional, and managed care arenas, from the conceptual stage through completion of the final editorial product. Her focus has been in a diverse array of therapeutic areas.

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General Dermatology

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Promising Treatment for COVID-19 Respiratory Failure

Sheila Jacobs

May 21, 2021

Use of vasoactive intestinal peptide to treat critical COVID-19 respiratory failure in patients with comorbidities has shown promise.

General Dermatology

COPD Case-Finding Tool Validated, Ready for Use in Primary Care

Sheila Jacobs

May 20, 2021

Use of the COPD case-finding tool, CAPTURE, in US primary care practice demonstrated ability to provide critical in-study information to help guide protocol adjustment based on unforeseen events and to clearly outline COPD diagnostic processes.

General Dermatology

Lower Income Associated With Poorer Quality of Life in Patients With Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Sheila Jacobs

April 28, 2021

Researchers studied the effect of income on quality of life in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Practice Management

Increased BMI in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea After CPAP Treatment

Sheila Jacobs

April 15, 2021

In patients with obstructive sleep apnea, BMI values increased significantly following CPAP therapy.

Practice Management

Machine Learning Models Can Predict Persistence of Early Childhood Asthma

Sheila Jacobs

March 30, 2021

Machine learning modules can be trained with the use of electronic health record data to differentiate between transient and persistent cases of early childhood asthma

Long-term oxygen therapy not beneficial for COPD with moderate desaturation.

Practice Management

Noninvasive Ventilation During Sleep May Be Beneficial for Patients With COPD

Sheila Jacobs

March 26, 2021

The use of noninvasive ventilation in patients with COPD while asleep may increase REM sleep time, decrease sleep onset latency, and the number of obstructive respiratory events.

General Dermatology

Integrating Clinical and Laboratory, Biopsy Findings May Help Predict Prognosis of Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Sheila Jacobs

March 9, 2021

Researchers assessed clinical features, muscle biopsy scores, and myositis-specific antibody profiles in juvenile dermatomyositis, and their association with disease outcomes and treatment responses in patients.

General Dermatology

Data Support Safety, Efficacy of Abatacept in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

Sheila Jacobs

December 9, 2020

In this open-label extension study, researchers reported on the safety and efficacy of abatacept in early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.

Practice Management

COVID-19 Molecular Point-of-Care vs PCR Testing Reduces Time to Results

Sheila Jacobs

November 10, 2020

In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, the routine use of molecular point-of-care testing in emergency department admissions was associated with a large reduction in time to results compared with laboratory PCR testing.

Acne

Systemic Antibiotic Treatment of Acne Linked to Changes in Skin Microbiota

Sheila Jacobs

March 20, 2019

Systemic antibiotic treatment of acne may be associated with transient and persistent changes in the skin microbiota that may underlie skin comorbidities related to microbial dysbiosis.

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