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Low Dengue Incidence in 2020 Due to COVID-19-Related Disruption

Strongest evidence of association with reduced risk for measures related to school closures, reduced time spent in nonresidential areas

By Physician's Briefing Staff | | March 16, 2022

Cardiac Biomarkers and CV Risk Examined in Psoriatic Disease

No improvement seen in prediction of CV events using expanded model with cardiac biomarkers and Framingham Risk Score

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | March 11, 2022

YouTube Video Quality for Aesthetic Injectables Lower Than Quality of Websites

Physician, nonphysician health professionals, and other videos were all of higher quality than patient videos

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | March 11, 2022

Does Upadacitinib Have Long-Term Efficacy in Moderate-to-Severe Dermatitis?

Efficacy maintained at 52 weeks, with acceptable safety profile, for adolescents, adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | March 09, 2022

What Factors Increase Risk for Nonkeratinocyte Skin Cancers in Transplant Recipients?

Most elevated risks seen for cancers associated with viruses; male sex, older age, UV radiation exposure also linked to increased risk for cancers

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | March 09, 2022

Lymph Node Dissection Declining in SLN-Positive Melanoma

From 2017 to 2019, increase seen in use of adjuvant systemic therapy, with variation in use among treating centers

By Physician's Briefing Staff | | March 09, 2022

Debt Valuation of Private Equity-Backed Dermatology Groups Down

Valuation of debt instruments significantly decreased from May to August 2019, followed by further decrease during COVID-19

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | March 09, 2022

Fitbit Recalls More Than 1 Million Ionic Smartwatches Due to Burn Hazard

The lithium-ion battery in the Ionic smartwatch can overheat and cause burns

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | March 05, 2022

Is Self-Injecting Bimekizumab Using Safety Syringe, Auto-Injector Safe?

Both devices safe and effective, with low VAS pain scores and high preinjection and postinjection Self-Injection Assessment Questionnaire scores

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | March 02, 2022

Does Microneedling With Vitamin C Serum or Insulin Aid Postacne Scarring?

Acne Scar Assessment Scale value significantly improved in split-face study of atrophic postacne scars with both treatments

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | March 02, 2022

Overall Risk for Acne Comparable for Adults With Dermatitis, Controls

Risk for severe acne lower for atopic dermatitis patients than controls, with the reduced risk driven by adolescents, young adults

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | March 02, 2022

Patients With Inflammatory Skin Diseases Have High Stress Scores

For those with adult acne, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, the more severe the condition, the higher the perceived stress scores

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | March 02, 2022

Evidence Weighed for Perioperative Use of bDMARDs

Limited evidence suggests that continuing biological DMARDs may lower risk for disease flares without increasing risk for postop complications

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | February 28, 2022

Female Pattern Hair Loss Common During Menopause Transition

Body mass index ≥25 kg/m

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | February 24, 2022

What Is the Recurrence Rate for Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Five-year recurrence rate about 40 percent; 95 percent of recurrences occurred within first three years

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | February 23, 2022

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Prevalent in Patients With Skin Conditions

Odds of BDD increased more than 11-fold for patients with hyperhidrosis, alopecia, and vitiligo versus healthy-skin control

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | February 23, 2022

Spironolactone Use Not Linked to Increased Risk for Cancer

No significant associations seen for spironolactone with risk for breast, ovarian, bladder, kidney, gastric, esophageal cancers

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | February 23, 2022

Baricitinib Reduces Mortality in Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19

Reduction in death seen at 28, 60 days for patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | February 18, 2022

Brut, Sure Brand Deodorants Under Recall Due to Benzene

There have been no reports of adverse events related to the recall, which is being conducted out of an 'abundance of caution'

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | February 18, 2022

Model May Predict PsA Risk in Patients With Plaque Psoriasis

Variables in the model include age at onset, duration, nail involvement, erythematous lunula, onychorrhexis, oil drop, subungual hyperkeratosis

By Physician's Briefing Staff | | February 17, 2022

Ichthyosis Scoring System Reliable for Measuring Disease Severity

Moderate to good interrater reliabilities exhibited by most body sites; good to excellent intrarater reliabilities also seen

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | February 16, 2022

Facial Vitiligo Area Scoring Index Reliable for Facial Involvement

Facial Vitiligo Area Scoring Index, using the fingertip unit, has high accuracy and intrarater reliability

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | February 16, 2022

Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Psoriasis Flare

Air pollution may trigger psoriasis flares in individuals with chronic plaque psoriasis

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | February 16, 2022

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The Distance Between Habit and Strategy

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | October 23, 2026

From Poster to Practice: The Control Gap in CIndU

| October 23, 2026