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Is Deucravacitinib Better Than Placebo, Apremilast for Scalp Psoriasis?
Deucravacitinib more efficacious for improving moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis, and is well tolerated
Study Looks at Incidence of Melanoma Among Indigenous Americans
Incidence rates higher among men than women and for those aged 55 years or older versus age 15 to 39 years
One in Five New Dermatology Drugs Were First in Class Over the Past Decade
Furthermore, nearly four in 10 new dermatologic drug approvals were deemed clinically useful
Launch Alert: Adbry Approval for Pediatric AD
Expanded approval for pediatric patients alters the landscape for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis care
Risk for Vitiligo Increased for Transplant Recipients
Increased risk seen for those receiving allogeneic grafts and autologous grafts, as well as those with and without comorbid GVHD
Osteoporosis Risk Increased With Long-Term Topical Corticosteroid Exposure
Dose-response relationships identified between long-term exposure to TCSs and osteoporosis and major osteoporotic fracture
Can an Ensemble-Based AI Model Detect Cutaneous Melanoma?
BEDLM gave the highest accuracy in the independent set test compared with the self-consistency, tenfold cross-validation tests
Topical PDE4 Inhibitor Well Tolerated, Efficacious in Eczema, Plaque Psoriasis
Significantly greater improvements seen for the PF-07038124 groups compared with vehicle groups at six weeks
LAUNCH ALERT: FDA Approves Roflumilast Topical Foam, 0.3% for Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis
Breakthrough approval revolutionizes seborrheic dermatitis treatment
Risk for Skin Cancer Increased for Patients With Lower Extremity Lymphedema
Lymphedematous extremity 2.65 times as likely as the nonlymphedematous extremity to have skin cancer
Efficacy Shown for New Melanoma Therapeutic Vaccine
Patients who received the vaccine plus Keytruda were 49 percent less likely to die or have their cancer return after three years
Dermavant Announces Positive Results from Phase 4 Open-Label Trial of VTAMA® (tapinarof) Cream, 1% for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in the Head and Neck Region in Adults
New data highlights the versatility of VTAMA cream, an efficacious, safe and well-tolerated, nonsteroidal treatment option for plaque psoriasis in all affected areas of...
Blacks More Likely to Have Disseminated Manifestations of Lyme Disease
Black patients have significantly longer median time to appropriate antibiotic treatment than Whites
Is Phototherapy Linked to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer?
No significant difference seen between tumor-based age-standardized incidence rates of skin cancer compared with general population
Mohs Linked to Low Recurrence in Nail Unit Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Kaplan-Meier localized recurrence rate at one and five years 1.00 and 2.12 percent in cohort of MMS-treated patients
Barbers Can Partner With Dermatologists to Augment Pseudofolliculitis Barbae Care
Educational intervention successfully increased barbers’ knowledge of causes, prevention, and treatment
Stigmatizing Attitudes Identified Toward Individuals With Acne
Participants reported less comfort being friends with, hiring, having physical contact, dating someone with severe acne
Can an Elastic-Scattering Spectroscopy Device Aid Skin Cancer Detection?
Device has high sensitivity for detection of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma
Bimekizumab Beneficial for Treating Palmoplantar Pustulosis
Case series also shows improvement for patients with palmoplantar plaque psoriasis with pustules, SAPHO syndrome
Career Goals and How They Impact Your Dermatology Job Search
No Increased Suicide Risk Observed for Isotretinoin Users
Likelihood of attempting suicide lower at two, three, and four years following treatment in isotretinoin users
Ichthyosis Tied to Increased Risk for Depression, Anxiety
Authors say results suggest the need for increased screening in patients with ichthyosis
AI Accurate in Diagnosing Suspicious Skin Lesions
AI may be less accurate than clinicians in usage for management decisions
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