Indoor tanning may trigger gene mutation that boosts melanoma risk
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Indoor tanning is associated with a higher risk of...
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Dermatology
Bausch Health’s lotion for plaque psoriasis wins FDA approval
By Aakash B (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Bausch...
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AbbVie’s Skyrizi drug to treat psoriasis wins U.S. approval
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved...
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Skin Diseases Appear to Be Underdiagnosed
Majority of affected participants in a random sample in Germany were unaware of their conditions
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Pruritus Prevalent and Disruptive in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients with pruritus have higher prevalence of patient-reported depression, restless sleep
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DLQI With ‘Not Relevant’ Answers May Underrate Psoriasis Severity
Objective, subjective disease severity worse for those responding ‘not relevant’ versus ‘not at all’
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People rarely apply SPF moisturizer as thoroughly as sunscreen
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When applying sunscreen, people tend to miss spots on...
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Inferior Facial Coverage Observed With SPF Moisturizer
Application of SPF moisturizer significantly worse than sunscreen, especially around eyelid regions
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March 2019 Briefing – Dermatology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Dermatology for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Drug Survival Rates Highest for Ustekinumab for Pediatric […]
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Dermatologists and pharmacists have differing views of topical steroids
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – When it comes to prescriptions for corticosteroid...
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Anxiety, Depression More Likely for Adults With Atopic Dermatitis
Individuals with AD more likely to have been diagnosed with anxiety or depression in past year
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Adolescents’ Perspectives on Atopic Dermatitis
For approximately 20% of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis, symptoms persist into...
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Associations With Kaposi Sarcoma in Patients With HIV
As of 2010, Kaposi sarcoma (KS) accounted for 12% of cancer diagnoses in people living with HIV or...
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Psoriasis & Diabetes Risk
People with psoriasis are at a higher risk to develop type 2 diabetes than those without...
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A Smartphone App for Teaching Intuitive Diagnosis of Melanoma
Written By: Chris Cole Managing Editor Studies suggest that an accurate diagnosis of skin...
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Psoriasis & Metabolic Syndrome
Patients diagnosed with psoriasis are often overweight, diabetic, or have high blood pressure and...
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Stage IV Melanoma of Unknown Primary
Evidence suggests that patients with melanoma of unknown primary (MUP) tend to survive slightly...
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Liver Disease & Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Relatively little is known about the risk for incident liver disease in patients with psoriasis...
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Skin Deep: A Closer Look at Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
The following was originally posted by PW blogger Jasmine Marcelin, MD, to the University of...
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Gender & Tolerability to Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma
As immunotherapy moves to first-line cancer therapy, it is important to understand the long-term...
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