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International Severity Criteria Developed for Vitiligo

Major criteria for vitiligo include spread or active disease, involvement of highly visible or high-impact areas, psychological distress

By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAD: Zasocitinib Safe, Effective for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis in Adults

Phase 3 studies show the highly selective oral tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor provides rapid, durable skin improvement

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAD: Upadacitinib Safe, Effective for Nonsegmental Vitiligo

Benefits include total and facial repigmentation in patients 12 years and older versus placebo

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAD: Ixekizumab + Tirzepatide Boosts Psoriatic Arthritis Outcomes More Than Ixekizumab Monotherapy

Ixekizumab plus tirzepatide tied to simultaneous benefit of American College of Rheumatology 50 percent improvement and weight reduction

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAD: Subcutaneous Amlitelimab Aids Atopic Dermatitis Outcomes Through Week 24

Findings seen for skin clearance and disease severity with both every-four-week and every-12-week dosing

By Tina Brown (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

Topical Melatonin Demonstrates Anti-Aging Effects in Human Skin

Topical melatonin improves hydration and firmness and reduces wrinkle depth and surface roughness in clinical studies

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

AAD: AI-Based Medical Device Has High Accuracy for Skin Cancer

Sensitivity of DERM+ for identifying melanoma was 93.7 percent and for SCC, BCC was 100 and 99.2 percent

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

No Link Found Between Childhood Atopic Dermatitis and Markers of Cardiovascular Risk

Authors say universal screening of all children with atopic dermatitis is unlikely to improve identification of early cardiovascular risk

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

Patients With Psoriasis Have Elevated Risk for Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty

Higher superficial SSI, deep SSI, wound complications, sepsis, aseptic revision reported for those with cutaneous psoriasis

By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAD: Significant Benefits Seen for Brepocitinib 30 mg in Dermatomyositis

Mean Total Improvement Score significantly improved at week 52; brepocitinib was superior for all nine secondary outcomes

By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAD: Timolol Maleate Gel Effective for Superficial Infantile Hemangioma

Topical timolol maleate 0.5 percent gel applied three times daily for 24 weeks is effective and safe

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

Risk for Skin Cancer Elevated for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Patients with CLL have increased risk for most skin cancer subtypes and higher risk for skin cancer-specific metastasis and death

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

FDA Drops Plan To Ban Tanning Beds for Minors Nationwide

Experts warn tanning beds raise skin cancer risk

By HealthDay Staff | | April 09, 2026

FDA Approves Icotyde for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Icotyde is the first and only targeted oral peptide that blocks the IL-23 receptor

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

Punch Excision Plus Radiotherapy Effective for Trunk Keloids

Perioperative and postoperative RT yield equivalent cosmetic outcomes at 18 months postoperatively

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

AI Achieves Comparable Melanoma Diagnostics to Dermatologists

Higher sensitivity and specificity seen in single study reporting on AI-assisted dermatologists

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

Risk for Death Reduced With Sentinel Node Biopsy in Melanoma

Significantly reduced risk for death from melanoma and reduced risk for recurrence reported for those undergoing SNB

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia Linked to Diabetes Mellitus Risk

Androgenetic alopecia linked to DM, impaired fasting glucose in adults younger 45 years but not those older than 45 years

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | April 09, 2026

Dupilumab Restores Skin Barrier Function in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

No significant differences seen in transepidermal water loss, epidermal thickness for AD versus healthy skin at weeks 16 and 28

By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

Roflumilast Cream Has Long-Term Safety, Efficacy in Young Children

Atopic dermatitis signs/symptoms continued to improve at treatment week 56 among children aged 2 to 5 years

By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

AAAAI: No Increase Seen in Asthma Exacerbations With ICI Use for Melanoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma

Patients receiving pembrolizumab or nivolumab exhibited modest reduction in exacerbation rates at 24 months

By Elana Gotkine (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

Annual Sunscreen Protection Can Cost as Little as $40 per Year

Findings depend on how expensive a sunscreen people buy and how much of their skin they protect with hats and clothing

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

FDA Approves Sotyktu for Adults With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Compared with placebo, Sotyktu significantly improves disease activity and quality of life

By Lori Solomon (HealthDay News) | | April 09, 2026

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IBD Events Rare in Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treated With IL-17 Inhibitors, Placebo

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | September 11, 2026

Margin-Controlled Surgery Beneficial for Immunosuppressed With Cutaneous SCC

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | September 11, 2026