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What Factors Impact Treatment Outcomes in Psoriasis?

Patients on TNFi or IL-17i have lower odds of achieving treatment outcomes with comorbid obesity and history of diabetes

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | December 22, 2021

Serum Biomarkers Can Differentiate Psoriatic Arthritis, RA

Panel of serum protein biomarkers identified and evaluated for potential use in diagnostic testing for early-onset psoriatic arthritis

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 21, 2021

Freedom From Disease' in Psoriasis Is Multicomponent Concept

Definition includes five domains of management of clinical symptoms, psychosocial elements, QoL, treatment, health care team support

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 20, 2021

Does Dupilumab Provide Sustained Control of Atopic Dermatitis?

Dupilumab can help patients achieve adequate disease control and reduce use of other therapies

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | December 15, 2021

COVID-19 Severity Does Not Differ for Patients With Skin Conditions

Acute COVID-19 and its treatment can impact the course of skin disease in vitiligo, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 15, 2021

Report Highlights Characteristics of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant in U.S.

Fourteen of the first 43 cases reported international travel during the 14 days preceding symptom onset or positive test result

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 14, 2021

Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine but Causes Less Severe Disease

Risk for hospital admission among adults with COVID-19 29 percent lower than in the first pandemic wave that began in March 2020

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 14, 2021

Adjuvant Dupilumab Improves Asthma Control for Children

Adding dupilumab versus placebo reduced exacerbations, improved lung function in children with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 09, 2021

Topical Tapinarof Reduces Severity of Plaque Psoriasis

Response rate higher but more adverse events seen at week 12 in patients with plaque psoriasis receiving tapinarof versus vehicle control

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 09, 2021

What Are the Consequences of Delay in MMS for Keratinocyte Carcinoma?

22 percent of patients who had delay to MMS due to stay-at-home order were more worried about their cancer

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | December 08, 2021

Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Is Rare, Has Variable Treatment

More than 20 therapies were tried in a case series of 95 patients; 19 percent reported hospitalization during follow-up

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | December 08, 2021

Treatments Explored for Moderate-to-Severe Alopecia Areata

Improvement in lesional scalp transcriptome toward nonlesional profile seen at week 24 for both ritlecitinib, brepocitinib

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 08, 2021

Psoriasis Ups Risk for Vascular Disease, Venous Thromboembolism

Risk particularly high in women and individuals with psoriatic arthritis

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 07, 2021

Spatial Clustering of Exemptions Linked to Measles Outbreaks

Increases in medical exemptions result in more than twice as many infections than if exemptions were maintained at pre-policy change level

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 06, 2021

Telemedicine Visits Do Not Lead to More Follow-Up Care

However, telemedicine visits associated with fewer medication prescriptions, orders for laboratory tests or imaging

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | December 03, 2021

Recommendations Developed for Dermatology Artificial Intelligence

Checklist for evaluation of image-based AI reports grouped into topics of data, technique, technical assessment, application

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | December 01, 2021

Is BF-200 ALA Superior to Vehicle for Total Lesion Clearance in AK?

BF-200 ALA has high efficacy, excellent cosmetic outcome for patients with mild-to-severe actinic keratoses located on extremities, trunk, neck

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | December 01, 2021

Giving Nivolumab/Ipilimumab First Ups Overall Survival in Melanoma

Two-year overall survival 72 percent for those starting with N/I, 52 percent for those starting with dabrafenib/trametinib

By Physician's Briefing Staff | | December 01, 2021

Old Spice, Secret Antiperspirants Recalled Due to Benzene

Proctor & Gamble said that it has not received any reports of harm from the recalled products

By Robert Preidt (HealthDay News) | | November 30, 2021

Colorectal Cancer Risk Up for Patients With Psoriasis

In subgroup analysis according to sex, increased risk for CRC seen for female, but not male psoriasis patients

By Physician’s Briefing Staff | | November 30, 2021

Vaccine Makers Already Testing Their Shots Against Omicron Variant

So far, existing vaccines have proven effective against prior coronavirus variants, including the delta variant

By Robin Foster and Robert Preidt (HealthDay News) | | November 29, 2021

Personal Care Product-Related Contact Dermatitis Increasing

Men twice as likely to have soaps as source of PCP, while hair care products were twice as likely to be a source among...

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | November 24, 2021

Is Patient-Led Surveillance Feasible After Localized Melanoma?

Patient-led surveillance correlated with increased skin self-examination frequency, had no adverse impact on psychological outcomes

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | November 24, 2021

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Peripheral Globules, Related Lesion Dynamics Predict Outcomes in Melanocytic Nevi

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 18, 2026

Upadacitinib Has Positive Benefit-Risk Profile for Severe Alopecia Areata

By Dermsquared Editorial Team | | August 18, 2026