Dramatic Responses in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis With JAK Inhibitor More than 80% reduction in disease activity in case series of tofacitinib treatment Nov 07, 2021
Substantial Improvement in Vitiligo With Topical JAK Inhibitor About 30% of patients had 75% clearance after 6 months, half had 50% clearance Nov 06, 2021
Early Success With New Target in Atopic Dermatitis Inhibition of Th2-related inflammation leads to rapid improvement in disease activity Nov 05, 2021
Topical PDE4 Inhibitor Impresses in Trial of Seborrheic Dermatitis Rapid, persistent improvement in body surface area, itch, other symptoms with roflumilast Nov 04, 2021
Med Students Filed Nearly 70 Residency Applications Each "I don't think this is sustainable at all" Oct 27, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: Did His Helmet Cause It? A 28-year-old male Naval aviator asked his doctor about a number of papules and pustules that slowly appeared on his occipital scalp over the past few months. Oct 26, 2021
How Should Patients With Autoimmune Diseases Approach COVID Vaccination? Mixed messaging and a lack of tailored research leaves providers and patients in the dark Oct 22, 2021
Botox Doc's License Suspended Over Breast, Penis Enhancement Harms One patient allegedly required two surgeries to fix penile enhancement gone wrong Oct 21, 2021
FDA to Make Isotretinoin Prescribing Gender Neutral Revision to risk management program dissociates gender from reproductive categories Oct 18, 2021
Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer? Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost? Oct 14, 2021
Case: VEGFR Inhibition in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patient Disease stabilized after post-chemotherapy progression of the aggressive neuroendocrine cancer Oct 11, 2021
FDA Warns on Needle-Free Injection Devices for Facial Fillers Serious injuries and "irreversible" harm to skin, lips, and eyes reported with unapproved devices Oct 08, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: No, Not a Goose During a well-child visit to the pediatrician, the mother of a 10-year-old girl asked about a rash of tiny papules that had slowly developed on both upper arms earlier in the year. Oct 06, 2021
FDA Issues Orders Clarifying Rules for Marketing Sunscreens But more studies on sunscreen chemicals are still needed, advocacy group says Sep 24, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: But Will It Spread? A 45-year-old woman went to the doctor after noticing a rash that developed over a few weeks after the summer temperatures rose. Sep 23, 2021
In RA, Little Risk for Recurrent Cancer With Biologic Treatment Results important because most trials excluded patients with previous cancer, researchers note Sep 23, 2021
FDA Approves First Topical JAK Inhibitor for Atopic Dermatitis Significant skin clearance, reduced itch in majority of patients treated with ruxolitinib cream Sep 22, 2021
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival in High-Risk Melanoma Also, fewer cases of distant recurrences in KEYNOTE-716 trial Sep 19, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: More than Skin Deep? A 39-year-old man went to urgent care complaining of red, blanching patches in a linear configuration on his lower leg. Sep 09, 2021
What's Causing Cancer Patient's Joint Pain While on Checkpoint Inhibitor? Here is how clinicians diagnosed this rare inflammatory side effect Aug 30, 2021
Oral Drug Active in Teens With Atopic Dermatitis Significant improvement at 12 weeks in 42-46% by one index, 68-72% by another Aug 24, 2021
FDA OKs New Drug for CKD-Related Pruritus KOR agonist difelikefalin approved for moderate-to-severe pruritus in patients on hemodialysis Aug 24, 2021
Dual IL-17 Inhibitor Achieves Deep Responses in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Bimekizumab outclasses placebo, compares favorably with adalimumab Aug 20, 2021
Rheumatic Events With Checkpoint Inhibitors: Tumor Type Matters Immune-related rheumatic adverse events most commonly seen with melanoma and GU cancers Aug 19, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: Hyperpigmentation, Weight Loss, and More: What’s Up? A 48-year-old man went to his doctor with concerns about hyperpigmented patches. Aug 19, 2021
Adalimumab Adds to Surgery Benefits for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Significantly higher response rates before and after surgery with biologic agent Aug 18, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: Itchy Lesions and Lymphadenopathy A 7-year-old boy was brought to the doctor by his mother with a rash of scaly papules primarily on his trunk, some of which had crusted or healed. Aug 05, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Acne Takes a Toll on Women's Mental Health, Quality of Life Almost half reported self-consciousness, adverse effects on professional, social, personal lives Jul 28, 2021
Delta Surge Looms; Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers; 'Contagion' of Anger A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 28, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: The Eyes Have It A 34-year-old man went to the doctor complaining of ocular pain in both eyes. Jul 23, 2021
Rates of Serious Infection Differ Among Psoriasis Therapies Low overall rate, small differences versus etanercept reference, large French study showed Jul 22, 2021
FDA OKs First Drug for Symptoms of Rare Liver Disease in Kids Bylvay approved for pruritus from progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis Jul 21, 2021
FDA Approves IVIG for Dermatomyositis Octagam 10% lands indication for adults following results of ProDERM trial Jul 20, 2021
Shingles Risk Slashed in IBD Patients After Vaccine Study found certain medications also showed lower incidence rates Jul 20, 2021
Novel Immunotherapy Combo Shows 'Deep and Durable' Responses in Metastatic Melanoma BEMPEG plus nivolumab has potential to provide efficacy over nivolumab alone, researchers say Jul 14, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: These Changes Could be a Clue to What? A 38-year-old woman with a history of overactive thyroid went to the doctor with concerns about bilateral hyperpigmented patches on her lower legs. Jul 08, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021