Bill Gillette

Richard Winkelmann, M.D., a physician and pioneering dermatology and pathology researcher at the Mayo Clinic, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Rochester recently. He was 88.

Noninvasive CO2 laser resurfacing treatments have shown effectiveness in skin tightening, according to a study published recently.

A protein found on the surface of healthy skin cells could be linked to melanoma when overproduced, according to a new study.

Recently developed biologic therapies developed for treating rheumatoid arthritis are not associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to investigators from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Patients who undergo an interactive education program, including skin self-examination (SSE) tutorials and telecommunications reminders, are more likely to identify melanoma, according to a recently published study.

Aberrantly expressed micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) may slow healing of chronic venous ulcers, a new study suggests.

Bacteria carried by mites on the skin may be the cause of rosacea, according to results of a new study.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy Medicis Pharmaceutical in a deal valued at about $2.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2013.

Tanning salon owners in the United States are going on the offensive against physicians and other healthcare professionals in an attempt to maintain an industry worth nearly $5 billion a year.

The prevalence and risk of thyroid diseases are significantly higher among patients with vitiligo compared to those without the condition, according to a recently published study.

Nicotinamide, better known as vitamin B3, may be capable of combating some antibiotic-resistant staph infections that threaten public health globally, according to a study.

Interleukin-21 demonstrated a significant overall response rate in first-line treatment of metastatic melanoma and warrants further examination, according to a new study.

Several unique immune-related adverse events in patients receiving either ipilimumab or tremelimumab may require a multidisciplinary medical team to manage, researchers say.

Health officials have identified a type of prediluted ink as the source of skin infections in tattoos that have been reported in four states.

The Food and Drug Administratio’s Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee has requested that the agency be more specific on what nanotechnology products it is regulating and how it is doing so.

Patients with acne looking for a dermatologist may not have to go much farther than the nearest computer or smartphone once NoviMedicine, a new telemedicine firm, launches its system for linking potential patients with dermatologists for remote diagnosis and treatment.

High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection in a subset of penile squamous cell carcinomas (PSCCs) may develop from undifferentiated penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN), a new study reveals.

Infantile hemangiomas grow faster and earlier in infants than previously thought, according to new research findings.

New guidelines for treating vitiligo cite phototherapy and combination therapy as the most effective management techniques.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will cover autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel for patients suffering chronic wounds only in approved clinical trials.

Certain blood pressure medications may increase the risk of lip cancer among non-Hispanic whites, according to results of a new study.

Roche Holding was ordered by a New Jersey jury to pay $18 million in damages to two former users of the acne medicine it once produced, Accutane (isotretinoin).

Immune cells can be activated in the tumors of some patients with melanoma, potentially influencing clinical outcomes, new research indicates.

A spray-applied cell therapy now known only as HP802-247 could be the next major step in the treatment of venous leg ulcers.

Additional evidence points to indoor tanning as a significant risk for contracting melanoma, according to a French research team.

Patients who have undergone kidney transplants are less likely to develop skin cancer when given sirolimus for immunosuppression than if they receive calcineurin inhibitors, a French study suggests.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs may be beneficial for the environment, but they could harm human skin, researchers warn.

Melanoma researchers may now have a better idea of which genes damaged by ultraviolet radiation actually drive the disease.

Liposuction can provide raw materials for engineers to grow small-diameter blood vessels, new research suggests.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill designed to curtail the unlicensed practice of medicine, particularly medical spas and similar aesthetic procedure clinics.