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- Merz Acquires Aesthetics Medical Device Company ON Light Scienceshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/merz-acquires-aesthetics-medical-device-company-on-light-sciences/2458463/With its newest acquisition of ON Light Sciences, Inc., Merz North America is expanding their reach into the laser-adjacent dermatologic arena. ON Light Sciences, Inc. is a U.S. medical device company developing technologies to en
- Skin Cancer Foundation Calls for Grant Proposals for the 2017 Research Grant Awards Programhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/skin-cancer-foundation-calls-for-grant-proposals-for-the-2017-research-grant-awards-program/2458466/The Skin Cancer Foundation is calling for grant proposals for their 2017 Research Grant Awards Program. Four grants of $25,000 will be awarded to research projects and clinical studies related t
- Men, New Technologies Drive Growth in Body Contouring Markethttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/men-new-technologies-drive-growth-in-body-contouring-market/2458467/The body contouring market is set to rise from $671.8 million in 2015 to more than $1.1 billion by 2022, representing a compound annual growth rate of 7.9%, according to research and consulting firm
- BEVL Blasts Off: New Mobile Network Seeks to Connect Aesthetic Proshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/bevl-blasts-off-new-mobile-network-seeks-to-connect-aesthetic-pros/2458474/Meet BEVL, a new mobile network that connects medical aesthetics professionals. In private beta testing since June, BEVL is now accessible via iOS, Android and th
- UofL Dermatology Chief Tapped by ACCMEhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/uofl-dermatology-chief-tapped-by-accme/2458477/Jeffrey P. Callen, MD, chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky, has been elected to serve on the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) of the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- BTL Aesthetics Announces FDA Clearance for Thighshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/btl-aesthetics-announces-fda-clearance-for-thighs/2458475/The FDA awarded BTL Aesthetics a new designation for it non-invasive fat reduction treatment, BTL Vanquish ME—the treatment is now FDA-cleared for the circumferential reduction of the abdomen and thighs. The clearance was secured following several rounds of clinical testing to provide ample
- MRF to UPSTF: Reconsider Supporting Annual Skin Cancer Checkshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mrf-to-upstf-reconsider-support-for-annual-skin-cancer-checks/2458479/The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is urging the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) to reconsider their recent announcement stating that insufficient data exists to support a recommendation for annual skin canc
- Melanoma Survival Rates Lower in Patients with Skin of Colorhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/melanoma-survival-rates-lower-in-patients-with-skin-of-color/2458482/Although patients with skin of color are less likely to develop melanoma than caucasian patients, they have a higher rate of mortality from the disease, new research shows. Writing in the Jounral of the A
- ASDS Disagrees with New Skin Cancer Screening Recommendationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-disagrees-with-new-skin-cancer-screening-recommendation/2458483/The US Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) has declined to take a stance on the value of preventive skin cancer screenings for the second time in seven years, and The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery ASDS is responding with disappointment. The USPSTF says there is insufficient
- Study: 98% of Head Lice in at Least 42 States Now Resistant to Common OTC Treatmentshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/98-of-head-lice-in-at-least-42-states-now-resistant-to-common-otc-treatments/2458480/Fully 98 percent of head lice in at least 42 states are resistant to various over-the-counter pyrethrins and pyrethroids including permethrin, which is the active ingredient in popular treatment formulations for pediculosis (Nix® (permethrin 1%), according to a study in t