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- FDA Approves Dermavant's Vtama for Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-dermavants-vtama-for-psoriasis/2461205/FDA has approved Vtama® (tapinarof) cream, 1%, an aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist from Dermavant for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in adults. Vtama cream is the first and only FDA-approved steroid-free topical medication in its class. Dermavant says it will have product available in…
- Indoor Tanning Ban Could Slash Melanoma Deathshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/indoor-tanning-ban-could-slash-melanoma-deaths/2461190/An indoor tanning ban in England would reduce melanoma deaths, according to a study by University of Manchester researchers. By tracking the projected impact on the 618,000 18-year-olds living in England in 2019, the research team showed that a ban on indoor tanning would result in 1,206 fewer cas…
- Mount Sinai Health System Launches Alopecia Areata Center of Excellencehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mount-sinai-health-system-launches-alopecia-areata-center-of-excellence/2461115/In an effort to deliver outstanding comprehensive care and to employ revolutionary approaches to novel therapeutics around the skin condition alopecia areata, the Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence. Under the leadership of Director Emma Guttman-Yassky, M…
- Tapinarof Improves Plaque Psoriasis in Phase 3 Trialshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/tapinarof-improves-plaque-psoriasis-in-phase-3-trials/2461004/Tapinarof performed well in two Phase 3 plaque psoriasis trials, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “This study reports that topical tapinarof cream, a new nonsteroidal cream for plaque psoriasis, is highly effective,” says study author Mark Lebwohl, MD, FAAD, …
- Mount Sinai Awarded $4 Million Grant to Launch Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Centerhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mount-sinai-awarded-4-million-grant-to-launch-skin-biology-and-diseases-resource-based-center/2460963/The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is establishing a Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center (SBDRC), funded by a $4 million, five-year P30 grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). The Moun…
- Open-label Extension Study Shows Long-term Safety, Efficacy for UCB's Bimekizumab in PsOhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/open-label-extension-study-shows-long-term-safety-efficacy-for-ucbs-bimekizumab-in-pso/2460883/New interim data from an open-label extension trial to assess the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bimekizumab show that the majority of patients who achieved complete or near complete skin clearance after 16 weeks of bimekizumab treatment maintained these responses through to two ye…
- Study: Skin Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccines Are Rarehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-skin-reactions-after-covid-19-vaccines-are-rare/2460848/Skin problems such as itchiness, rashes, hives and swelling can occur in some individuals after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, but new research suggests that these reactions are rare, and that even when they do occur with an initial COVID-19 vaccination, they seldom recur after receiving a second va…
- Abbvie’s JAK1 Inhibitor Measures Up in Two Phase 3 Studies of ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/abbvies-jak1-inhibitor-measures-up-in-two-phase-3-studies-of-ad/2460806/Upadacitinib yields rapid and significant improvements in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, according to results from two phase 3 clinical trials published online in The Lancet. Patients who received upadacitinib showed reductions in all clinical disease measures, as well as in a…
- New York City's Mount Sinai Launches Melanoma and Skin Cancer Centerhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-york-citys-mount-sinai-launches-melanoma-and-skin-cancer-center/2460777/Mount Sinai received a second $10 million gift from the Waldman Family to open the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center at Mount Sinai. Housed within the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at the May Center for Mount Sinai Doctors, at 5 E. 98th Street…
- Etrasimod Performs Well in Phase Phase 2b Trial of Adult Atopic Dermatitishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/etrasimod-performs-well-in-phase-phase-2b-trial-of-adult-atopic-dermatitis/2460761/Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Etrasimod demonstrated statistical significance in both clinician and patient reported outcomes in atopic dermatitis, according to research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology VMX Experience. Etrasimod is an investigational, highly selective, once-daily, …