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- App Launched for Medical Entrepreneurshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120824-app_launched_for_medical_entrepreneurs/2459746/The free Medical Entrepreneur App went live on the Apple Store this month. The app, developed by Steven M. Hacker, MD, provides healthcare providers and medical students with business intelligence and decision making tools before, during, and after private practice. For medical students, the Medic…
- Cetuximab Plus Radiation May Be Effective Treatment for Advanced Squamous Cell Skin Cancerhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cetuximab-plus-radiation-may-be-effective-treatment-for-advanced-squamous-cell-skin-cancer/2461860/Cetuximab plus radiotherapy may be an effective treatment option for locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell cancers (laCSCC), with manageable toxicity, according to a study in Oncotarget. Cetuximab is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor with the following US Food and Drug Admini…
- The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Names New Officershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/the-american-society-for-laser-medicine-and-surgery-names-new-officers/2458185/The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) introduced Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD, as its new President at the Annual Conference in April. Dr. Avram succeeds Kristen M. Kelly, MD, who now serves as the Society’s Past President. The 2017-18 ASLMS Executive Committee also includes Diete…
- Personalized Medicine In Action: New Biomarker May Pinpoint Aggressive BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/personalized-medicine-in-action-new-biomarker-may-pinpoint-aggressive-bcc/2458598/A biomarker associated with basal cell carcinoma around the eye may help signal which tumors are likely to be aggressive, report researchers from University of Michigan (U-M) at Ann Arbor. The findings, which appear in JAMA Oncology, may help eliminate some trial and error in matching the right tr…
- Many Parents are Concerned About Fake Online MD Reviewshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/many-parents-are-concerned-about-fake-online-md-reviews/2458637/More than two-thirds of parents believe some online doctor reviews are fake, while slightly fewer say there are not enough ratings to make a good decision, according a report from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. More than half of parents also feel doctors may inf…
- Melanoma Incidence, Mortality On The Risehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/melanoma-incidence-mortality-on-the-rise/2458339/Melanoma incidence and mortality is on the rise, according to a research letter published online by JAMA Dermatology. An estimated 76,380 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2016, and the incidence rates per 100,000 population have grown from 22.2 in 2009 to 23.6 in 2016, researchers led …
- Meet the Newest AAD Officers and Board Membershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/meet-the-newest-aad-officers-and-board-members/2457876/Suzanne M. Olbricht, MD, FAAD, a Boston-based dermatologist, will take the helm of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) as the new President. Her one-year term officially begins on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the conclusion of the 2018 AAD Annual Meeting in San Diego. Dr. Olbricht is an associate pr…
- Lupus Foundation of America Awards Five Summer Fellowship Grantshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/lupus-foundation-of-america-awards-five-summer-fellowship-grants/2461899/The Lupus Foundation of America announced five recipients of the 2023 Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program. The Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program, established in 1984, was created to honor Gina M. Finzi, the late daughter of former Lupus Foundation of Ame…
- FDA Approves ZELSUVMI™ as a First-in-Class Medication for Molluscum Contagiosumhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-zelsuvmi-as-a-first-in-class-medication-for-molluscum-contagiosum/2462203/Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ZELSUVMI™ (berdazimer topical gel, 10.3%) for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (molluscum) in adults and pediatric patients one year of age and older.1 The FDA approved ZELSUVMI as …
- ASDS Announces On-demand Course for Dermatologists Planning to Take the New MDS Subspecialty Certification Examinationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-announces-on-demand-course-for-dermatologists-planning-to-take-the-new-mds-subspecialty-certification-examination/2460598/To help board certified dermatologists prepare for the American Board of Dermatology’s (ABD) first ever Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS) Subspecialty Certification Examination next fall, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) is offering the MDS Exam Review Course virtually thr…