New Acne Guidelines Recommend Topical Combinations, Judicious Use of Antibiotics Conditional approval for novel treatments, doxycycline over minocycline for antibiotic therapy Feb 14, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for Severe Frostbite Vasodilator iloprost significantly cut the risk of amputations in trial Feb 14, 2024
New Gene Therapy for Skin Wounds Improved Vision in Young Boy Future studies must ensure the approach is safe, without serious side effects, expert says Feb 08, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Fever. Rash. Tachycardia. Hypotension. We Need a Diagnosis Quickly. A 16-year-old girl was brought to the ER due to fever, chills, and a diffuse sunburn-like rash that had developed over the past day. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 08, 2024
Restricted Leg Movement in a Tween Boy Reveals an Insidious Skin Disorder Long-ignored patches of progressively hardening skin finally receive a rare diagnosis Feb 05, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: A Young Woman With a White-ish Neck Rash: What’s Your Take? A 32-year-old woman visited her doctor concerned about a rash that developed on her neck and chest 3 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Jan 23, 2024
Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however Jan 18, 2024
Alopecia on the Rise After COVID, Study Suggests Incidence of alopecia areata nearly doubled in people who had a COVID infection Jan 10, 2024
Shingles Vaccine Highly Effective Over 4 Years Two-dose Shingrix vaccine also provided long-term protection in people taking corticosteroids Jan 09, 2024
At-Home Treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum Wins FDA Approval Berdazimer gel led to 30% complete/near-complete clearance after 12 weeks in randomized trials Jan 08, 2024
This Biomarker Predicts Survival in Autoimmune Lung Disease Elevations in one particular cytokine tied to markedly worse prognosis Dec 28, 2023
FDA Warns of Unapproved Fat-Dissolving Injections Users have experienced permanent scars, infections Dec 21, 2023
Topical Treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa Wins FDA Approval Significantly more wounds healed within 45 days with birch triterpenes gel than with control gel Dec 19, 2023
How Do You Select Systemic Therapy for Your Psoriasis Patients? Richard Warren explains the factors he considers and what his "go-to" treatment is Dec 12, 2023 video
DermGPT Looks to Improve Clinic Productivity for Dermatologists Faranak Kamangar on how the AI tool can be used in practice to make life easier for physicians Dec 08, 2023 video
Deucravacitinib Improves Joint Symptoms in Psoriatic Arthritis Greater improvements over apremilast and placebo through 24 weeks Dec 05, 2023
After Chemo, Breast Cancer Patient Develops Two Malignant Neoplasms Be aware of the potential for secondary malignancy in relation to LCH diagnosis, researchers urge Dec 04, 2023
PsA Raises Mortality Risk, but Unevenly Some psoriatic arthritis patients more vulnerable than others in Swedish study Dec 04, 2023
No Heightened Risk of Suicide, Psychiatric Conditions With Acne Drug Meta-analysis suggests lower risk of suicide attempts years after starting isotretinoin Nov 30, 2023
FDA Warns of Rare Life-Threatening Reaction to Anti-Seizure Drugs Prescribing information changed for levetiracetam, clobazam Nov 28, 2023
How Young Is Too Young for Botox? With greater exposure on social media, more youths are trying cosmetic treatments Nov 27, 2023
Teen With Severe, Recalcitrant Dermatomyositis Seeks New Option Treatment-resistant juvenile dermatomyositis resolved by targeting elevated interferon-beta Nov 24, 2023
PPAR Agonist Led to 'Clinically Meaningful' Improvement in PBC-Related Pruritus Seladelpar also improved markers of disease activity versus placebo Nov 15, 2023
Added Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists Show Benefits in Chronic Urticaria Off-label use along with antihistamines improved activity, itch, and wheal count scores Nov 15, 2023
Novel BTK Inhibitor for Chronic Hives Wins in Phase III Trials Remibrutinib demonstrated superiority over placebo in both the REMIX-1 and -2 trials Nov 14, 2023
Novel IL-17A Blocker Continues to Impress in PsA More phase II data build case for izokibep Nov 14, 2023
Investigational BTK Inhibitor Shows Efficacy in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Extension study also showed a good safety profile Oct 24, 2023
Mixed Findings on Link Between Eczema and Neuropsychiatric Conditions Increased rates of OCD, anxiety, depression in adults but no clear associations in children Oct 12, 2023
Shiitake Mushrooms Caused This Dramatic Rash Patient's back looked as though it had been flogged: "Once you see it, you don't forget it" Oct 11, 2023
What Is the 'Carrot Tan' Trending on Social Media? A Dermatologist Weighs In "While eating vegetables is very healthy for you, everything in moderation" Sep 24, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: Be Careful--Really Careful--With Heating Pads A 38-year-old woman visited her doctor for discoloration that had developed on her trunk 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient Sep 18, 2023
COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Sep 11, 2023
Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing Sep 05, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma? Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease Aug 23, 2023
It's the Summer of Barbie ... Botox? What's up with the neck-slimming procedure known as Barbie Botox? Aug 18, 2023
Tool Predicts PsA Progression From Psoriasis, No Fancy Biomarkers Needed New model estimates risk from routine clinical parameters Aug 09, 2023
Woman Presents With Severe Pruritus on Both Arms Symptoms have persisted for years, despite a variety of topical and systemic treatments Aug 07, 2023
First Treatment for Demodex Blepharitis Wins FDA Approval Lotilaner ophthalmic solution reduced eyelash collarettes, increased mite eradication Jul 26, 2023
First Treatment Approved for Molluscum Contagiosum Half of patients across two randomized trials had complete clearance of lesions Jul 24, 2023