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- CDC Report: Seven Percent of Adults and 11 Percent of Kids Had Eczema in 2021https://practicaldermatology.com/news/cdc-report-seven-percent-of-adults-and-11-percent-of-kids-had-eczema-in-2021/2461530/Slightly more than 7% of adults and nearly 11% of kids had eczema in 2021, according to two new reports in the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief. While the new research wasn’t designed to determine if eczema is on the rise, the condition does appear to be more prevalent than i…
- Medicine X Launches Eczema Xplained Patient Story To Drive Understanding and Awareness of ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/medicine-x-launches-eczema-xplained-patient-story-to-drive-understanding-and-awareness-of-ad/2460519/Medicine X today is launching Eczema Xplained, its first illustrated story in the U.S. on atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema. Each Xplained story follows a real patient and is backed by medical experts and a creative team of artists to bridge the difference between the language heal…
- Green Living Environments Don't Protect Kids from Eczemahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/green-living-environments-dont-protect-kids-from-eczema/2461675/Greenness or the significant presence of living vegetation around the home in early childhood does not seem to protect children from atopic eczema, a new Finnish study shows. Instead, the proximity of coniferous, mixed forests and agricultural areas was associated with elevated risk of eczema, espe…
- Level Ex Expands into Dermatology with Launch of Top Derm Medical Education Gamehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/level-ex-expands-into-dermatology-with-launch-of-top-derm-medical-education-game/2460854/Level Ex, creator of medical video games for physicians, has expanded into the dermatology field with the launch of its newest medical mobile game, Top Derm. The company’s fifth specialty-specific game covers a wide variety of dermatology topics with original dermatological imagery, and will soon p…
- Experts React to Approval of Pfizer’s CIBINQO for Teens With Refractory ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-oks-pfizers-cibinqo-for-teens-with-refractory-ad/2461560/The US FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for CIBINQO (abrocitinib, Pfizer). This move expands the drug's indication to include adolescents (12 to < 18 years) with refractory, moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) whose disease is not adequately controlled with other sy…
- Game On: Top Derm Video Game Boosts Clinical Decision Making Among Seasoned Doctorshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/game-on-top-derm-video-game-boosts-clinical-decision-making-among-seasoned-doctors/2461534/Medical video games increase the competence and clinical decision-making of practicing physicians, a new study by Level Ex shows. Substantial research has demonstrated video-game-based medical training’s effectiveness in the short-term. These studies primarily focused on medical professionals in t…
- A Clinician's Guide to Alopecia: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Preventionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/a-clinicians-guide-to-alopecia-diagnosis-treatment-and-prevention/2461898/Hair loss, also known as alopecia, is a prevalent condition that affects people across every demographic.1 Unlike other skin issues that may remain unnoticed for extended periods, hair loss is often immediately apparent to the patient. Recently, alopecia has gained significant media attention follo…
Skin of Color Society in NYC; Highlights from 2017
https://practicaldermatology.com/series/dermwire-tv/dermwiretv-skin-of-color-society-in-nyc-highlights-from-2017/18359/In this special edition of DermWireTV, Seemal Desai, MD offers a recap of the Skin of Color Society's media day in New York. Plus, a look at the most-read and viewed content from Practical Dermatology® magazine and DermTube.com, featuring Heidi Waldorf, MD, Linda Stein-Gold, MD, Ted Rosen, MD, JoelDermWireTV: Diversity in Dermatology; Inclusive Beauty Initiatives; Eczema Awareness Month
https://practicaldermatology.com/series/dermwire-tv/dermwiretv-diversity-in-dermatology-inclusive-beauty-initiatives-eczema-awareness-month/20152/La Roche-Posay and the Women's Dermatologic Society have partnered to sponsor a Fellowship in the Department of Dermatology at Howard University's College of Medicine for Underrepresented in medicine medical students. WDS President Mona Gohara, MD shares insights about the need to support DEI in derAtopic Dermatitis: An Update
https://practicaldermatology.com/conferences/aad-2023/atopic-dermatitis-an-update/20176/Pete Lio, MD, describes what he calls an exciting time in the advancement of knowledge regarding pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. He reviews the role of IL-4,-13,-31 pathways as well as JAK inhibitors.