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- Topix Pharmaceuticals Partners with New Mountain Capitalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-mountain-capital-partners-with-topix-pharmaceuticals/2458505/Topix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has partnered with New Mountain Capital, LLC, a growth-oriented investment firm that currently manages over $15 billion in assets. New Mountain, a New York-based private equity firm, identified Topix through a proactive focus in the life sciences and aesthetics industrie…
- Study: Primary Care Melanoma Screening Does Not Lead to Overtreatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-primary-care-melanoma-screening-does-not-lead-to-overtreatment/2458506/Melanoma screening in primary care practice does not lead to overtreatment, new research suggests. In the new study, primary care providers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center system received online training in melanoma screening and began looking for the skin cancers in 2014. The train…
- It's Official: Botox Makes Us Feel Better About Ourselveshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/its-official-botox-makes-us-feel-better-about-ourselves/2458516/Patient satisfaction with overall facial appearance increases by 28 percent with botulinum toxin type A injections to the glabellar rhytids, according to new research in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. In the study, satisfaction rate was determined based on participating patients’ completion of the…
- Dr. Ann Marshak-Rothstein Takes Home 2016 Lupus Insight Prize for Cutaneous Lupus Researchhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dr-ann-marshak-rothstein-takes-home-2016-lupus-insight-prize-for-cutaneous-lupus-research/2458520/Ann Marshak-Rothstein, PhD, a professor of Medicine/Rheumatology at the University of Massachusetts Medical received the 2016 Lupus Insight Prize for her research on cutaneous lupus. The award was announced at FOCIS 2016, the 16th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (…
- Virtual Peer Pressure on Social Media May Up Indoor Tanning in Young Womenhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/virtual-peer-pressure-on-social-media-may-up-indoor-tanning-in-young-women/2458523/Use of Twitter and Instagram may be driving an uptick in indoor tanning among young adult women, a new study suggests. The study, which appears in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, found that women who frequently tanned indoors were more likely to be regular use…
- Alopecia Areata May Protect Against Stroke, Heart Attackhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/alopecia-areata-may-protect-against-stroke-heart-attack/2458522/Unlike other inflammatory dermatologic conditions, alopecia areata does not appear to increase risk for cardiovascular disease, and it may even protect against stroke, new research suggests. Researchers compared 1,377 alopecia areata patients to 4,131 control subjects. They found that patients wit…
- Free Sunscreen Program Expands in Massachusetts Thanks to $25,000 Gifthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/free-sunscreen-program-expands-in-mass-thanks-to-25000-gift/2458526/The Melanoma Foundation of New England (MFNE) received a $25,000 gift from the Arbella Insurance Foundation to allow its Practice Safe Skin program to expand to 50 more locations within the state. The program provides free sunscreen for public use. The number of Practice Safe Skin sunscreen dispen…
- Preston Romm Joins Suneva Medical As Chief Operating Officerhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/preston-romm-joins-suneva-medical-as-chief-operating-officer/2458528/Suneva Medical Inc. appointed Preston Romm to chief operating officer (COO). Romm joins Suneva Medical with more than 30 years of experience and will be responsible for leading the company's sales, marketing and operations. Previously serving as president of Obagi Medical Products and senior vice p…
- With $25 Million Financing, Suneva Medical Gets Ready to Up Their Gamehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/with-25-million-financing-suneva-medical-gets-ready-to-up-their-game/2458531/Suneva Medical closed $25 million financing to support continued growth opportunities, the company reports. This financing, which includes $25 million equity investment from Essex Woodlands, strengthens Suneva Medical's rapid revenue growth and further supports the ongoing commercialization of Bel…
- Solta Medical Launches Consumer Campaign to Empower LGBTQ Communityhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/solta-medical-launches-consumer-campaign-to-empower-lgbtq-community/2458538/Solta Medical, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, is supporting the LGBTQ community through a focused consumer campaign that will help shed one more layer to reveal one’s true self. In addition, Solta Medical was the exclusive medical aesthetic category sponsor of the One Magi…