Treatments Archives

AAD 2021

1% Tirbanibulin Ointment Proves Effective for Actinic Keratosis Lesions

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

April 28, 2021

Pooled data analyses on efficacy, safety, and 1-year follow-up on the use of tirbanibulin for the treatment of actinic keratosis lesions was presented at the AAD VMX 2021.

Psoriasis

For Psoriasis, Risankizumab Has Best Long-Term Risk-Benefit Profile

By

Brandon May

April 8, 2021

The short-term and long-term safety and benefit-risk profiles of drugs used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis were compared.

Practice Management

Machine Learning Estimates Treatment Effect of Corticosteroids in Septic Shock

By

Bradley van Paridon

April 5, 2021

The researchers’ objective was to determine whether machine learning-derived estimated individual corticosteroid therapy effect yields better results than treat all or treat no one strategies in adult patients with septic shock.

General Dermatology

Laser-Assisted Topical Steroid Application to Treat Keloids

By

Emily Pond

April 1, 2021

Further research on blood perfusion in the keloid boundary is needed as well as on laser-assisted steroid treatments, authors of this letter believe.

Practice Management

Overcoming Current Challenges in the Development of Microbiome Drugs

By

Jessica Nye

March 29, 2021

To develop microbiome drugs, scientists will need to address challenges in safety, uniformity, and delivery.

General Dermatology

Potent Topical Corticosteroids Linked to Risk for Osteoporosis and Major Fractures

By

Colby Stong

March 24, 2021

Cumulative exposure to potent and very potent topical corticosteroids’ association with the risk for osteoporosis and major osteoporotic fracture was examined.

Dermatitis

Adding NB-UVB Phototherapy to Dupilumab Can Lead to Faster Remission of Severe AD

By

Colby Stong

March 10, 2021

The benefit of a combination of dupilumab treatment with a short course of narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy for patients with severe atopic dermatitis was quantified.

Dermatitis

Emerging Therapies Show Promise for Atopic Dermatitis

By

Colby Stong

March 3, 2021

The effectiveness and safety of systemic immunomodulatory treatments for patients with atopic dermatitis are compared in a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Psoriasis

Psoriasis Flare Rates Low in Patients Receiving Systemic Corticosteroids

By

Colby Stong

January 19, 2021

Do steroids induce severe psoriasis flares at significant rates in a general psoriasis population?

Aesthetic Medicine

Noninvasive TGF-β-Induced Therapy Improves Skin Appearance

By

Colby Stong

January 8, 2021

The efficacy of 2 sessions of a mixture of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor, and platelet-derived growth factor to address anti-aging and promote skin rejuvenation was examined.