The clinical associate professor at the Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School and founder and director of the Center for Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research in Chicago, spoke in a session over the weekend at the American Academy Dermatology meeting about conditions that may mimic atopic dermatitis.
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Oral Drug for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Shows Promise in Small Study | AAD 2024
March 9th 2024A phase 2 study demonstrated positive results for remibrutinib, a BTK inhibitor, as a treatment for patients with the rare skin condition, hidradenitis suppurativa, finds a study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Association.
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Robert Sidbury Talks Practice Management and Value-Based Care | AAD 2024
March 9th 2024In a discussion with Managed Healthcare Executive, Robert Sidbury, M.D., M.P.H, FAAD, professor of pediatrics at the Seattle Children's Hospital talks about what it takes to run a dermatology practice and how to implement value-based care initiatives.
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FDA Updates for Week of March 4, 2024: Wegovy Gets New Indication
March 9th 2024The FDA has approved Wegovy for reducing cardiovascular risks in people who are obese or overweights. The agency approved new biosimilars that reference Actema, Prolia and Xgeva. Additionally, the FDA plans to hold advisory committee meeting for donanemab in Alzheimer’s disease.
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What Do TikTok Videos Have To Say About Isotretinoin? | AAD 2024
March 9th 2024A content analysis of 75 TikTok videos showed that most have positive information about the oral acne medication, which was previously sold under the brand name Accutane. But larger majority (77%) of the videos have negative information about isotretinoin, and a large percentage of those videos give the positive effects only a passing mention, if any at all.
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Reasons for attending the AAD meeting | AAD 2024
March 7th 2024John Barbieri, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, is looking forward to the upcoming 2024 American Academy of Dermatology meeting, which runs from March 8-12 in San Diego. Barbieri is particularly showing interest in late-breaking abstracts and trial data and hoping to see cutting-edge information from pivotal clinical trials.
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Latest Vaccines and Antiviral Treatments Show Promising Results in Reducing Severe COVID Outcomes
March 7th 2024It was found in a recent study that the updated Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines, when combined with antiviral treatments like nirmatrelvir and molnupiravir, can significantly decrease the chances of hospitalization and death from current COVID-19 variants.
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Upended: Can PBM Transparency Succeed?
March 6th 2024Simmering tensions in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry have turned into fault lines. The PBMs challenging the "big three" have formed a trade association. Purchaser coalitions want change. The head of the industry's trade group says inherent marketplace friction has spilled over into political friction.
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Socioeconomic Status Is the Biggest Reason Women Don’t Get Breast Cancer Screening
March 5th 2024Women experiencing high levels of poverty and those in impoverished rural regions are less likely to get screened for breast cancer, find a new review of studies that have assessed social determinants of health.
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