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- R2 Technologies Receives $10M Second Tranche Investment for CryoAesthetic Technologyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/r2-technologies-receives-10m-second-tranche-investment-for-cryoaesthetic-technology/2460361/R2 Technologies Inc. scored $10 million in funding from Huadong Medicine Company Limited to help to commercialize their CryoAesthetic technology, which reduces the appearance of sun damage and uneven skin tone. The CryoAesthetic procedure is cleared for removal of benign lesions. It was slated to …
- AAD Elects New Officers, Board Membershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-elects-new-officers-board-members/2460358/Mark D. Kaufmann, MD, FAAD, has been elected to lead the American Academy of Dermatology. He will be installed as president-elect in March 2021 and hold the office of president for one year beginning in March 2022. Dr. Kaufmann, who is a member of the Practical Dermatology® editorial board, will a…
- Coping with COVID-19: Tips and Tools for Enhancing Virtual Skin Cancer Examshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/coping-with-covid-19-tips-and-tools-for-enhancing-virtual-skin-cancer-exams-1/2460356/Dermatologists across the country have shut their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and little certainty remains about when they will reopen for business as usual. Many are still seeing patients with aggressive squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma, but these patients need to be effectively tria…
- Dermatologists React to Threat of Coronavirus Pandemichttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermatologists-react-to-threat-of-coronavirus-pandemic/2460291/Reports about COVID-19 are causing many dermatologists to rethink their travel plans and update their office policy on the care of sick patients. The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of internatio…
- Alma Rolls Out Opus Plasmahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/alma-rolls-out-opus-plasma/2460264/Alma, Inc. is launching Opus in North America. Opus is a new platform featuring the company's proprietary high-frequency unipolar radio-frequency technology, Opus Plasma. Opus Plasma is the first fractional plasma technology to enter the fractional resurfacing category, the company states. "Fracti…
- Norfolk Dermatologist Recognized for Increasing Accessibility for Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/norfolk-dermatologist-recognized-for-increasing-accessibility-for-patients/2460227/Dermatologist Abby Van Voorhees, MD, FAAD, is an American Academy of Dermatology Patient Care Hero for her leadership at the Rapid Access Clinic at the Eastern Virginia Medical School Dermatology Practice in Norfolk, Va. The Eastern Virginia Medical School Dermatology practice allows anyone with a…
- Dermatologists Issue Guidelines for Opioid Management Following 87 Common Procedureshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermatologists-issue-guidelines-for-opioid-management-following-87-common-procedures/2460219/New dermatologic procedure-recommendations for opioid management seek to help curtail the opioid epidemic and reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths. The new consensus statement was developed by a group of 40 board-certified dermatologists, including Mohs micrographic surgeons, dermatopatholo…
- FDA Approves Galderma's Aklief (trifarotene) Cream for Acnehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-galdermas-aklief-trifarotene-cream-for-acne/2460164/The FDA has approved Galderma's Aklief (trifarotene) Cream, 0.005% for the topical treatment of acne. Aklief Cream is the only topical retinoid that selectively targets retinoic acid receptor (RAR) gamma, the most common RAR found in the skin. Trifarotene is the first new retinoid molecule to recei…
- Pediatric Dermatologist Who Co-Founded Camp for Children Recognized for Carehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/pediatric-dermatologist-who-co-founded-camp-for-children-recognized-for-care/2460153/The American Academy of Dermatology honored dermatologist Karen Wiss, MD, FAAD, as a Patient Care Hero for her role in treating a patient with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). To support pediatric patients with isolating conditions like RDEB, Dr. Wiss, a dermatologist at UMass Me…
- Summer AAD News: Understanding the Dermatologist’s Role in Reducing Skin-related Side Effects from New Cancer Drugshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/summer-aad-news-understanding-the-dermatologists-role-in-reducing-skin-related-side-effects-from-new-cancer-drugs/2460107/While a new wave of targeted therapies are helping patients fight cancer, they also produce side effects that can affect patients’ hair, skin and nails that can greatly impact patients’ quality of life and threaten their ability to continue treatment. “Approximately 50 percent of patients who und…