COVID-19 May Manifest in the Mouth in Some Patients Pay attention to those with a rash, small case series from Spain advises Jul 15, 2020
Psoriasis Cream Succeeds in Early Trial PDE-4 inhibitor helped clear plaque psoriasis in 6 weeks Jul 15, 2020
Audio-Only Telemedicine: Docs Say Payment Falls Short Clinicians wonder why the technology used, not a virtual visit's content or complexity, dictates reimbursement Jul 13, 2020
Sobering Data on Risks of Short-Term Oral Corticosteroids Short steroid bursts linked to serious adverse events within a month Jul 06, 2020
Minimal Link Between Eczema and Most Cancers Study finds severe eczema tied to small risk for lymphoma Jun 30, 2020
Psoriatic Arthritis: Outcomes Similar for Cosentyx and Humira Primary endpoint of superiority for secukinumab over adalimumab not met in a phase IIIb trial Jun 08, 2020
Once-Daily Abrocitinib Succeeds for Atopic Dermatitis Oral treatment acts as JAK inhibitor Jun 05, 2020
Biologics Don't Increase Melanoma Risk... Probably Meta-analysis offers some reassurance, but leaves room for doubt May 20, 2020
Face-Aging Selfies Help Modify Risky Skin Behaviors for Teens Trial looked at effects of a free "UV-selfie" app May 07, 2020
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Closely Linked with Childhood Weight Prevalence of the painful skin condition will likely increase with rising childhood obesity rates, Danish researchers say Apr 30, 2020
Derm Residents Protest Board's In-Person Certification Exam Must travel to Florida in July for required test Apr 28, 2020
Psoriasis IL-23 Biologic Maintains Efficacy in 2-Year Trial Phase III trial looked at risankizumab (Skyrizi) Apr 08, 2020
Phase II Success for Oral CKD-Related Pruritus Agent Novel drug activates kappa opioid receptors Mar 27, 2020
No Major Pregnancy Problems Seen With Antifungal Derm Drug But caution urged nonetheless Mar 04, 2020
IL-31 Drug Succeeds for Prurigo Nodularis Less itching and twice as many lesions resolved with investigational agent Feb 19, 2020
Staving Off Sepsis; Bleeding and Fibroids: It's Double T Healthwatch! This week's topics also include blood levels of sunscreen ingredients, and fish oil and sperm quality Jan 25, 2020 podcast
Cancer Drug Helpful for Children With Olmsted Syndrome Two small case series show rapid remission of nonmalignant keratinocyte proliferation Jan 02, 2020
Xolair Improves Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms in Kids But questions remain about cost-effectiveness Nov 25, 2019
Diverse Diet in Pregnancy May Protect Baby From Eczema Study examined "varied dietary intake, not just eating specific foods or diets," researcher says Nov 12, 2019
Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFs Randomized trial indicates fears of infection unfounded Nov 11, 2019
New Agent Relieves Itching for Patients on Dialysis "This is the first time anyone has shown anything that's worked" Nov 08, 2019
Psoriasis Model: Ketogenic Diets' Effects Not Equal Some fats affect the skin more than others, preclinical study suggests Nov 05, 2019
Botox Doc Goes Nuclear to Fight Bad Online Reviews Suing Yelp users who posted one-star ratings and harsh complaints Nov 05, 2019
Got Psoriasis? Maybe Best to Avoid Certain Keto Diets Animal study suggests the two don't always play together nicely Oct 22, 2019
JAK Inhibitors Emerging as Oral Option for Psoriasis But older oral therapies remain key therapeutic players for many patients Oct 22, 2019
Chronic Itch: New Therapy, Complexities "End of the antihistamine era" as new strategies target neural mechanisms Oct 18, 2019
No Help for Atopic Dermatitis With Apple Cider Vinegar Soaks not only had no beneficial effect on skin barrier integrity, but also caused skin irritation Sep 23, 2019
Dermatomyositis: A Link With Sunburn? Just one episode of sunburn in the year before diagnosis raised risk Sep 13, 2019
How Common Are Accutane-Related Psychiatric Events? Difficult to untangle whether increased cases of depression, suicide are related to treatment or acne itself Jul 03, 2019
IL-17a Drug Rescues Many Refractory Psoriatic Arthritis Cases Disease abated in half of patients receiving secukinumab after failing other biologics Jun 14, 2019
No Cancer Risk Found With TNF Inhibitors in Psoriatic Arthritis Expected cancer cases similar to those in general populace, study shows Jun 13, 2019
Predicting Disease Recurrence in Melanoma But time to recurrence may poorly correlate with survival May 03, 2019
Vitiligo, Alopecia Merely Cosmetic? Think Again Studies show links with depression, quality of life -- and early death Apr 18, 2019
Itchy Skin Threatens CKD Patients' Quality of Life More severe cases seen in those with higher stages of chronic kidney disease Apr 12, 2019
Rituximab for Systemic Sclerosis: Helps Skin, but Not Lungs Combination therapy might be an answer for both Apr 11, 2019
Raynaud's: Keep It Simple Avoid risk factors and start slowly with treatment, expert advises Apr 11, 2019
Allergy to Heart Device Can Be Overcome Small study shows diagnosis, reimplantation can yield good outcome Apr 03, 2019
Reversing Melanoma Resistance to Immunotherapy HDAC inhibitor/anti-PD-1 combo active after initial anti-PD-1 failure Apr 02, 2019 video
Cancer Drug for Precancerous Lesions? Fluorouracil cream bested other common actinic keratosis treatments Mar 08, 2019