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- Dr. Alice Gottlieb to Share Hidradenitis Suppurativa Findings at AAD Annual Meetinghttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dr-alice-gottlieb-to-share-hidradenitis-suppurativa-findings-at-aad-annual-meeting/2459916/Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD will be presenting “Bermekimab Shows Efficacy for Treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), Including Marked Reduction in Pain” during the afternoon session on March 2, 2019 at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting being held at the Walter E. Washing
- PD1 Blocker Shrinks Advanced Squamous Cell Skin Cancershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/pd1-blocker-shrinks-advanced-squamous-cell-skin-cancers/2457737/A checkpoint inhibitor shrinks the tumors of nearly half of patients with an incurable, advanced form of squamous cell carcinoma, an international team reports in the New England Journal of Medicine. “These results mark a potential paradigm shift in the treatment of pa
- FDA Approves Stelara for Treatment of Adolescents with Moderate To Severe Plaque Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-stelara-for-treatment-of-adolescents-with-moderate-to-severe-plaque-psoriasis/2458010/The FDA approved an expanded indication for Janssen Biotech, Inc.'s Stelara (ustekinumab) for the treatment of adolescents (12 years of age or older) with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy. Today's approval marks a significant mile
- American Telemedicine Association Names New Vice Chair of Teledermatologyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/american-telemedicine-association-names-new-vice-chair-of-teledermatology/2458616/Mark P. Seraly, MD, founder and chief medical officer of Iagnosis, a developer of telemedicine solutions and the creator of DermatologistOnCall, has been elected Vice Chair of the Teledermatology Special Interest Group of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) the leading international resou
- Novartis Teams with Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman on Melanoma Educationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/novartis-teams-with-pro-football-hall-of-famer-troy-aikman-on-melanoma-education/2458727/Troy Aikman, diagnosed with stage II melanoma in 1998, has teamed up with Novartis for the Melanoma Just Got Personal campaign. The campaign has created personalized markings to show the different mutations of melanoma. Campaign partners are asking patients and supporters to show th
- FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck's Keytruda for Treatment of Advanced Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-expanded-indication-for-mercks-keytruda-for-treatment-of-advanced-melanoma/2458773/The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Merck’s Keytruda® (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, to include the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. This approval marks the second FDA-approved indicat
- AAD Issues Statement on Skin Cancer Screeninghttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-issue-statement-on-skin-cancer-screening/2458789/Mark G. Lebwohl, MD, FAAD, President, American Academy of Dermatology issued the following statement on skin cancer screenings: “The American Academy of Dermatology believes that early detection is vital in the fight against skin cancer, the most common cancer in the United States.
- Former Deputy Attorney General Appointed To Advise Valeant's Ad Hoc Committeehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/former-deputy-attorney-general-appointed-to-advise-valeants-ad-hoc-committee/2458830/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.’s ad hoc committee appointed by Valeant's board of directors has appointed former Deputy Attorney General of the United States Mark Filip of Kirkland & Ellis LLP to advise the committee in its review of allegations related to Valeant's
- Chief Academy Convenes in San Antoniohttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/chief-academy-convenes-in-san-antonio/2458938/The 2015 Chief Academy convened this month on the campus of the University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, marking a move for the meeting from its 7-year home in Chicago. Dr. Vineet Mishra, Director of Mohs Surgery and Procedural Dermatology as w
- Cipher Pharmaceuticals Acquires Innocutishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cipher-pharmaceuticals-acquires-innocutis/2458969/Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. has acquired Innocutis Holdings LLC, a privately held specialty dermatology company, for US$45.5 million in cash. (All financial references are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.) "This acquisition marks our commercial entry to the U.S. market an