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- National Society for Cutaneous Medicine Endorses Use of GEP Testing for Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/national-society-for-cutaneous-medicine-endorses-use-of-gep-testing-for-melanoma/2461597/The National Society for Cutaneous Medicine now recommends use of gene expression profile (GEP) testing in the clinical assessment and management of cutaneous melanoma (CM). The report provides usage guidelines and a framework for clinicians to integrate GEP testing into their CM
- International Women's Day: Botox Cosmetic, IFundWomen Partner for Grant Programhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/international-womens-day-botox-cosmetic-ifundwomen-for-grant-program/2461596/In honor of International Women's Day, Allergan Aesthetics,’ an AbbVie company, is partnering with IFundWomen, the funding marketplace for women-owned businesses, on a grant program. Women entrepreneurs can apply for the opportunity to receive one of 20 grants worth
- 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
- U.S. FDA: Renuvion Cleared to Coagulate and Contract Soft Tissues, Including Subcutaneous Tissuehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/us-fda-renuvion-cleared-to-coagulate-and-contract-soft-tissues-including-subcutaneous-tissue/2461590/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the use of the Renuvion APR Handpiece for the delivery of radiofrequency energy and/or helium plasma where coagulation/contraction of soft tissue is needed. (Soft tissue includes subcutaneous tissue.) “We are pleas
- 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
- Coral-friendly Sunscreen Provides Better UV Protection Than Existing Optionshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/coral-friendly-sunscreen-provides-better-uv-protection-than-existing-options/2461584/A new coral-friendly polymeric UV filter may be more effective at preventing sunburn than existing sunscreens. Researchers used polymerization to create large molecules that still block UV radiation but are too big to penetrate our skin, coral, and algae. The study was p
- 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
- Incyte Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Opzelura Cream for the Treatment of Non-Segmental Vitiligohttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/incyte-receives-positive-chmp-opinion-for-opzelura-cream-for-the-treatment-of-non-segmental-vitiligo/2461576/The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending the approval of ruxolitinib cream (Opzelura) for the treatment of non-segmental vitiligo with facial involvement in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age.
- FDA Gives Nod to First Particulate Placental Extracellular Matrix Medical Device for Wound Managementhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-gives-nod-to-first-particulate-placental-extracellular-matrix-medical-device-for-wound-management/2461574/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Convatec’s InnovaMatrix PD particulate placental extracellular matrix medical device for wound management. The InnovaMatrix PD medical device joins Convatec’s existing InnovaMatrix AC product as the first and only next-gener