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Important Update
Winter Clinical Hawaii in ON for Maui!
By Dermsquared Senior Clinical Advisors | | August 30, 2023
Has There Been a Change in Spironolactone Prescribing for Acne?
Oral antibiotics and spironolactone prescribed at about the same frequency in 2020 compared with more antibiotics in 2017
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 23, 2023
Is NRS30 Valid for Assessing Treatment Effect for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Pain?
Achievement of NRS30 at week 16 associated with moderate-to-large improvements in clinical, patient-reported outcome measures
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 23, 2023
Clascoterone Cream Safe, Efficacious for Moderate-to-Severe Acne
Long-term safety and efficacy favorable during treatment in patients aged 12 years and older with moderate-to-severe acne
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 22, 2023
Long-Term Benefit Seen for Upadacitinib in Moderate-to-Severe AD
Patients switching from dupilumab to upadacitinib had additional incremental improvement in clinical response
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 22, 2023
Dupilumab Treatment Beneficial for Sleep in Atopic Dermatitis
12 weeks of treatment also yields benefits in peak pruritus, change in SCORing Atopic Dermatitis
By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | August 22, 2023
Percentage of Women Mohs Fellows, Program Directors Has Increased
Significant positive trend seen between percentage of female representation and year since 1996
By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | August 18, 2023
Co-Occurrence of Psoriasis and Rheumatic Diseases Common
Psoriasis significantly linked to psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, RA, ankylosing spondylitis, Sjogren syndrome, systemic sclerosis
By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | August 18, 2023
Update on Pathogenesis of Vitiligo
Analyzing vitiligo’s complex pathways and exploring the convergence theory
By Jenny She [1], Stephen Moore [1], Harrison P. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH [1,2] | | August 15, 2023
Important Update
Winter Clinical Hawaii and Maui Wildfires
By Dermsquared Senior Clinical Advisors | | August 14, 2023
Model Predicts New Psoriatic Arthritis in People With Psoriasis
Model relies on readily available clinical variables
By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | August 11, 2023
Is Uptitration of Baricitinib to 4 mg Beneficial for Severe Alopecia Areata?
25.9 percent of patients without response to baricitinib 2 mg achieved SALT score of 20 or lower after 24 weeks of 4 mg baricitinib
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 10, 2023
Is Risankizumab Safe, Efficacious for Plaque Psoriasis in the Long Term?
Long-term treatment for up to five years was well tolerated and had high efficacy
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 09, 2023
Reinforced Learning Model Can Improve Sensitivity of Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Correct diagnoses made by dermatologists increased with reinforcement learning, incorporating human preferences into AI model
By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | August 09, 2023
Higher Risk for Schizophrenia Seen Among Patients With Eczema
Authors say awareness of this association can aid collaborative patient care
By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | August 08, 2023
Do Curettage and Cryosurgery Provide Clearance for Basal Cell Carcinomas?
Curettage and cryosurgery provide excellent clinical clearance rates with one and two free-thaw cycles in nonfacial basal cell carcinomas
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 02, 2023
Do Clinical Symptoms Improve With Dupilumab in Bullous Pemphigoid?
Rapid and sustained improvement in clinical indicators and laboratory examination results seen after treatment
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 02, 2023
Highlighting and Reviewing Recent Publications on Vitiligo
Navigate the latest insights in vitiligo with a comprehensive update on prevalence, pathogenesis, and treatments.
By Jenny She [1], Stephen Moore [1], Harrison P. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH [1,2] | | August 02, 2023
Illuminating the Path to Skin Repigmentation
Phototherapy for the Treatment of Vitiligo – What Every Dermatologist Should Know
By Charles Dunn, MD [1], Rajiv Nathoo, MD,1 Monique Kumar, MD [1] | | July 31, 2023
Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Higher Severity of Psoriasis
Higher proportion of vitamin D deficiency seen among those with more body surface area affected by psoriasis
By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | July 28, 2023
Review: Oral Isotretinoin Is Best Treatment for Acne
Meta-analysis reveals triple therapies containing topical retinoid, benzoyl peroxide, and antibiotic are next best
By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | July 27, 2023
Variants at Two Loci Associated With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Risk
Two hidradenitis suppurativa-associated loci identified in meta-analysis of four studies, with variants located near SOX9 and KLF5 genes
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | July 27, 2023
Incidence, Detection of Melanoma Low in Racial, Ethnic Minorities
Number needed to screen >12,000 in racial and ethnic minority individuals compared with 373 in non-Hispanic Whites
By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | July 26, 2023
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Second Annual National Cancer Database Report Presented for 2022
By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | February 11, 2026
Presurgical Pembrolizumab Beneficial for Desmoplastic Melanoma
By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | February 11, 2026