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- Stelara Reduces Aortic Vascular Inflammationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/stelara-reduces-aortic-vascular-inflammation/2457880/In addition to its effects on skin inflammation, Stelara (Ustekinumab) reduces aortic inflammation, report researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in San Diego. Patients who took the drug usteki…
- Psoriasis Severity Linked to Diabetes Riskhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/psoriasis-severity-linked-to-diabetes-risk/2457970/Psoriasis patients are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their psoriasis-free counterparts, and this risk increases dramatically based on the severity of the disease, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Specifically, people wit…
- Study: PsO, RA Patients Prescribed Similar Drugs, But PsO Patients Face Higher Liver Disease Riskhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-pso-ra-patients-prescribed-similar-drugs-yet-pso-patients-face-higher-liver-disease-risk/2457987/Compared to controls, patients with psoriasis (PsO) are at higher risk for serious liver disease than patients with rheumatoid arthritis, reports a in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is the fi…
- Penn Derm Awarded $8.6M to Study Home Versus In-Office Phototherapy Treatment for Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/penn-derm-awarded-86m-to-study-home-versus-in-office-phototherapy-treatment-for-psoriasis/2458030/A research team at the University of Pennsylvania will receive $8.6 million to study the effectiveness of home-based phototherapy treatments for psoriasis compared to treatments that require a visit to a doctor’s office three times a week. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) a…
- Study IDs Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Eczema Treatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-ids-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-pediatric-eczema-treatment/2458033/White children in the US are more likely to see a doctor for treatment of eczema than black children, despite the fact that the disease is likely more severe among minorities. Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found black children with eczema were 30 p…
- Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals Unveils First-Ever IGA Scale for EBS Clinical Researchhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/castle-creek-pharmaceuticals-unveils-first-ever-iga-scale-for-ebs-clinical-research/2458035/Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals (CCP) has developed and validated the first Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) scale to be used by clinicians evaluating the average overall severity of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) lesions in clinical trials. The new IGA scale is being presented at the 47th…
- Psoriasis Severity Linked to Increased Risk of Deathhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/psoriasis-severity-linked-to-increased-risk-of-death/2458074/The more surface area of the body covered by psoriasis, the greater the risk of death, according to a new analysis by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In fact, patients with psoriasis on 10 percent or more of their body are at almost double the risk…
- National Psoriasis Foundation Honors Research Award Recipients at Biennial Research Symposiumhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/national-psoriasis-foundation-honored-research-award-recipients-at-biennial-research-symposium/2458078/The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) recognized two distinguished research professionals for their unique impact on psoriatic disease research during the 2017 NPF Research Symposium. The NPF Medical Professional Research Awards consists of two awards, the Outstanding Scientific Achievement awar…
- Derms Urged to Step Up Role in Antibiotic Stewardshiphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/derms-urged-to-step-up-role-in-antibiotic-stewardship/2458126/Dermatologists can and should play a larger role in antibiotic stewardship, according to researchers out of Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Data from the CDC shows the average dermatology provider wrote 669 antibiotic prescriptions in 2014, the most r…
- New Personalized Medicine Approach May Help Treat Even the Most Challenging Woundshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-personalized-medicine-approach-to-wound-healing-may-help-treat-even-the-most-challenging-wounds/2458172/An experimental treatment that allows the reprogramming of blood cells to promote the healing process of cutaneous wound may be beneficial in healing challenging wounds. “We discovered a way to modify specific white blood cells – the macrophages – and make them capable of accelerating cutaneous he…