Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: She Feels Fine, But Why Do Her Fingers Look Like This? A 38-year-old woman visited her doctor about itchy, raised spots that developed on her fingers 5 days prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Oct 23, 2024
Chronic Skin Condition Tied to Host of Health Risks for Mother and Child Risks identified in both the peripartum period and long-term Oct 16, 2024
A Look at Kamala Harris' Medical History Veep in "excellent health," doctor says, with history that includes seasonal allergies, urticaria Oct 14, 2024
Risk of a Second Primary Melanoma Similar Regardless of Race/Ethnicity Differences in absolute, relative risk highlight complexities of analyzing rare events Oct 09, 2024
Selective Role for Single-Agent Ipilimumab After Anti-PD-1 Failure in Melanoma Two-year survival in second line for patients with BRAF/NRAS wild-type tumors Oct 08, 2024
Acne Treatments Taken Right Off the Shelf Had High Levels of Benzene Study findings suggest cold storage may prevent breakdown into carcinogen Oct 07, 2024
What Skin Says About Health Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death Oct 03, 2024
Where Are Trump's Medical Records? New Sunscreen Under Review; Why Condoms Are Nixed Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Oct 03, 2024
Timely Skin Cancer Screening After Organ Transplant Still Lacking Only a minority of patients adhered to SUNTRAC screening recommendations Sep 26, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: It’s Ugly, and It Hurts. What the Heck Is It? A 29-year-old woman visited the doctor for a painful rash that developed on her arm 1 day after working on a landscaping project that involved pulling weeds under intense sunlight. Can you diagnose the patient? Sep 24, 2024
Hitting Psoriatic Arthritis Early With Apremilast Helps Some Patients, Trial Finds But only a minority achieved minimal disease activity within 16 weeks Sep 19, 2024
Lebrikizumab Wins FDA Approval for Eczema 38% of patients treated with IL-13 blocker achieved clear or almost-clear skin at 16 weeks Sep 13, 2024
Young Girls Are Using Anti-Aging Products They See on TikTok. Experts Warn on Harms. Parents and child psychologists worry about the trend's effects on girls' mental health Sep 03, 2024
Quitting Smoking Linked to Reduced Risk of Hidradenitis Suppurativa However, this benefit was lost if smoking was resumed Aug 30, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Can You Diagnose This Painful, Tingling Lesion? A 55-year-old man visited his doctor for a growth that developed on his right leg, at the site of previous surgery, 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Aug 20, 2024
Higher Steroid Dose for ICI Toxicity Harms Cancer Survival, Analysis Suggests More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy Aug 19, 2024
Plant, Animal Fats and CV Death; Mortality in English-Speaking Countries Also in TTHealthWatch: computer interfaces for communication in people with ALS Aug 17, 2024 podcast
Stopping JAK Inhibitor for Severe Alopecia Areata Led to Hair Loss Long-term maintenance therapy is necessary, researchers caution Aug 15, 2024
IL-31 Drug for Itchy Nodular Skin Disease Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Nemolizumab significantly improved itch, nodules, and sleep disturbance at 16 weeks Aug 13, 2024
Outcomes in Resected Melanoma Influenced by Timing of Recurrence Early recurrence after anti-PD-1/L1 likely to benefit more from anti-CTLA-4, targeted agents Aug 08, 2024
Common Antibiotics Linked With Serious Skin Reactions in Older Adults Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst offenders, study finds Aug 08, 2024
IL-2 Receptor-Targeted Therapy Approved for Relapsed/Refractory CTCL New iteration of denileukin diftitox led to objective responses in 36% of pretreated patients Aug 08, 2024
Psoriasis Control Maintained Long Term With Extended Dosing Interval of Guselkumab More than 90% of patients met response criteria at 68 weeks with 8- or 16-week dosing Aug 05, 2024
Dermatologist Doubles Down on FDA's Warning Against Retailer-Sold Chemical Peels Consumers should see a dermatology professional when it comes to these products, she says Jul 31, 2024
Alopecia Areata Tied to Higher Risks of Autoimmune and Psychiatric Comorbidities This could exacerbate disease burden and reduce quality of life, researchers say Jul 31, 2024
Third JAK Inhibitor for Alopecia Areata Wins FDA Approval Over 30% of patients had at least 80% scalp hair regrowth with deuruxolitinib Jul 26, 2024
Oral Minoxidil for Alopecia Not Affected by Concurrent Antagonistic Medications Low-dose treatment appeared effective in patients taking meds for various comorbidities Jul 26, 2024
Poor Neighborhood, More Than Race, Predicts Greater Lupus Skin Severity Blackness, per se, seen as less important than area socioeconomics Jul 25, 2024
Novel Pan-JAK Inhibitor Cream Improves Chronic Hand Eczema Symptoms More patients see treatment success with delgocitinib vs cream vehicle in two phase III trials Jul 23, 2024
Safety Flagged for Long-Term Oral Corticosteroids for Eczema Over 90 days of exposure linked to adverse events Jul 19, 2024
Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume Jul 18, 2024
More Evidence Backs IL-13 Blockade in Atopic Dermatitis At highest dose, novel cendakimab hits primary endpoint in phase II study Jul 17, 2024
Psoriasis Joins List of Diseases Tied to Air Pollution Poor air quality adds significantly to risk from genetic susceptibility factors Jul 16, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Can You Explain Her Rash and Conjunctival Injection? A 13-year-old Mexican girl was brought to the doctor by her father for a rash that developed on her face over the last 3 days. Jul 10, 2024
Can Narrow Margins Suffice for Some Smaller Low-Risk Melanomas In Situ? Strategy in a selected population could reduce morbidity and costs, researchers argue Jul 07, 2024
Dermatologist Debunks Sunscreen Misinformation Making the Rounds on Social Media Focus should be on protecting your skin amid rising rates of skin cancer, she said Jun 25, 2024
Topical Agent for Hyperhidrosis Wins FDA Approval Sofpironium gel meets all primary and secondary endpoints in two vehicle-controlled trials Jun 20, 2024
Certain Clinical Factors Tied to Poor Response to Biologics for Psoriasis Previous exposure to biologics, higher BMI, smoking all negatively linked to response Jun 18, 2024