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- CDC Report: Seven Percent of Adults and 11 Percent of Kids Had Eczema in 2021https://practicaldermatology.com/news/cdc-report-seven-percent-of-adults-and-11-percent-of-kids-had-eczema-in-2021/2461530/Slightly more than 7% of adults and nearly 11% of kids had eczema in 2021, according to two new reports in the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief. While the new research wasn’t designed to determine if eczema is on the rise, the condition does appear to be more prevalent than i…
- Medicine X Launches Eczema Xplained Patient Story To Drive Understanding and Awareness of ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/medicine-x-launches-eczema-xplained-patient-story-to-drive-understanding-and-awareness-of-ad/2460519/Medicine X today is launching Eczema Xplained, its first illustrated story in the U.S. on atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema. Each Xplained story follows a real patient and is backed by medical experts and a creative team of artists to bridge the difference between the language heal…
- Green Living Environments Don't Protect Kids from Eczemahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/green-living-environments-dont-protect-kids-from-eczema/2461675/Greenness or the significant presence of living vegetation around the home in early childhood does not seem to protect children from atopic eczema, a new Finnish study shows. Instead, the proximity of coniferous, mixed forests and agricultural areas was associated with elevated risk of eczema, espe…
- Level Ex Expands into Dermatology with Launch of Top Derm Medical Education Gamehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/level-ex-expands-into-dermatology-with-launch-of-top-derm-medical-education-game/2460854/Level Ex, creator of medical video games for physicians, has expanded into the dermatology field with the launch of its newest medical mobile game, Top Derm. The company’s fifth specialty-specific game covers a wide variety of dermatology topics with original dermatological imagery, and will soon p…
- Experts React to Approval of Pfizer’s CIBINQO for Teens With Refractory ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-oks-pfizers-cibinqo-for-teens-with-refractory-ad/2461560/The US FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for CIBINQO (abrocitinib, Pfizer). This move expands the drug's indication to include adolescents (12 to < 18 years) with refractory, moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) whose disease is not adequately controlled with other sy…
- Game On: Top Derm Video Game Boosts Clinical Decision Making Among Seasoned Doctorshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/game-on-top-derm-video-game-boosts-clinical-decision-making-among-seasoned-doctors/2461534/Medical video games increase the competence and clinical decision-making of practicing physicians, a new study by Level Ex shows. Substantial research has demonstrated video-game-based medical training’s effectiveness in the short-term. These studies primarily focused on medical professionals in t…
- Wayne State University Dermatology Resident Wins Svider Memorial Scholarship Awardhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/wayne-state-university-dermatology-resident-wins-svider-memorial-scholarship-award/2461737/Kayla St. Claire, M.D., M.B.A., a Wayne State University School of Medicine dermatology resident, has won the Peter Svider Memorial Resident Scholarship Award. The award is presented annually to a graduating resident or fellow in any graduate medical education program in recognition of distinctive…
- Cipher Pharmaceuticals appoints Lynne Bulger as Vice President, Medical Affairshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cipher-pharmaceuticals-appoints-lynne-bulger-as-vice-president-medical-affairs/2459022/Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. appointed Lynne Bulger as Vice President, Medical and Clinical Affairs to lead the Company's clinical development and medical affairs efforts for current and new pipeline products. Ms. Bulger has 27 years of experience in drug development in the pharmaceutical industry,…
- Canfield Scientific Acquires Leading German Dermoscopy Company VISIOMED AGhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/canfield-scientific-acquires-leading-german-dermoscopy-company-visiomed-ag/2457621/Canfield Scientific has acquired German company VISIOMED AG, which designs and manufactures dermoscopy systems. The resulting business has decades of experience in aesthetic documentation, 3D imaging, clinical photography, and reflected light microscopy leading to more choices and services for cust…
- LEO Foundation Plans to Double Philanthropic Grants for Skin Diseaseshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/leo-foundation-plans-double-philanthropic-grants-skin-diseases/2462483/Reporting a successful year in 2023, the LEO Foundation has announced its goals and aspirations out to 2030, including the awarding of a prestigious 5 million Danish kroner prize to a distinguished researcher in Denmark contributing to skin research. The Foundation plans to double its philanthropic…