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- Let There Be Light: Lumohs Founder Donates Scalpels to Floating Doctorshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/let-there-be-light-lumohs-founder-donates-scalpels-to-floating-doctors/2461595/Floating Doctors will be using the Lumohs scalpel when treating underserved patients in areas without electricity or water. The Floating Doctors' volunteer medical teams deploy by boat, packhorse, or on foot to remote underserved areas. The Lumohs is a pate
- Memantine May Improve Trichotillomania, Excoriation Disorderhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/memantine-may-improve-trichotillomania-excoriation-disorder/2461594/The Alzheimer’s disease memantine effectively reduces symptoms of adults with trichotillomania and skin-picking disorder also known as excoriation disorder, new research shows. Researchers honed in on memantine based on earlier findings that revealed disorganized areas of white ma
- Landmark Data: Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Improves Outcomes for High-risk Melanoma Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/landmark-data-neoadjuvant-pembrolizumab-improves-outcomes-for-high-risk-melanoma-patients/2461589/Patients with high-risk melanoma who received pembrolizumab both before and after surgery had a significantly lower risk of their cancer recurring than patients who received the drug only after surgery. These results, published today in the
- Study: Plugging Immune Cell Leakage from Tumors Could Improve MelanomaTreatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-plugging-immune-cell-leakage-from-tumors-could-improve-melanomatreatment/2461578/The number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer double when a new treatment blocks their escape from melanoma tumors, according to new research out of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center Combining a chemical blocker of immune cell exit with
- Don't Forget Leprosy: Group Marks 150th Anniversary of Dr. Hansen's Discovery of M. lepraehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dont-forget-leprosy-group-marks-150th-anniversary-of-dr-hansens-discovery-of-m-leprae/2461573/The University of Bergen, Norway and Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative will mark the 150th anniversary of Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen's discovery of the leprosy bacillus, M. leprae, in 1873. They plan to hold an
- Celluma Light Therapy Headquarters Moves to Tustin, Californiahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/celluma-light-therapy-headquarters-moves-to-tustin-calif/2461570/BioPhotas, Inc., the maker of the Celluma Series of light therapy devices, is moving its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations from Anaheim to Tustin, Calif. The new headquarters boasts 25,000 square feet of office and warehouse space, facilitating continued gro
- Neauvia Scores CE Marking Under the European Union’s New MDR for Facial Dermal Filler Linehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/neauvia-scores-ce-marking-under-the-european-unions-new-mdr-for-facial-dermal-filler-line/2461564/Neauvia scored CE marking under the European Union’s new MDR (Medical Device Regulation) for its range of facial dermal fillers products, making it the first medical aesthetics business to receive such certification in Europe. The new regulation aims to create ‘a robus
- Takeda Completes Acquisition of Nimbus’ TYK2 Subsidiaryhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/takeda-completes-acquisition-of-nimbus-tyk2-subsidiary/2461552/Takeda has expanded its psoriasis treatment portfolio after completing its acquisition of Nimbus Lakshmi from Nimbus Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $6 billion. Under the agreement, which was announced on December 13, 2022, Takeda will acquire TAK-279, formerly known at Nim
- Medical Groups Offer Updated Guidance on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settingshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/groups-offer-updated-guidance-on-hand-hygiene-in-healthcare-settings/2461551/Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The new recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin and nails and easy access to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Strategi
- MTX Use May Up Risk for Three Types of Skin Cancerhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mtx-use-may-up-skin-cancer-risk/2461546/Methotrexate (MTX) may increase risk for three types of skin cancer, according to a new study out of University of Gothenburg. Patients receiving the drug include those with moderate to severe psoriasis; but in this particular patient group, a risk increase was only observed for basal c