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Articles

The FDA has approved abrocitinib for adult patients with moderate to severe AD.  

Abrocitinib FDA Approved for AD

Resident billing can have huge financial implications on academic institutions. A poster from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai aimed to assess new medical coding lectures and a modified note template at Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference.

Poster Aims to Show Improvement in Resident Billing

Videos

What new treatments are coming to infectious disease? How can they be prevented and what misconceptions are affecting treatment? Learn about this and more in this video with Ted Rosen, MD.

Misconceptions, Pipeline, and Prevention of ID

Ted Rosen, MD, explains the top points of his presentation, "What's Hot and New in Infectious Disease?" from the 2022 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference. 

 What's Happening in Infectious Disease?

In this video interview, Peter A. Lio, MD, FAAD, expands on his Winter Clinical Dermatology 2022 presentation, "What's Hot and New in Pediatric Dermatology?" He talks the pipeline, black box warnings, and more on atopic dermatitis treatments. 

Diving into Atopic Dermatitis and its Rapidly Expanding Pipeline

In this video, Peter Lio, MD, FAAD, expands on his presentation at the 19th annual Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference by diving into molluscum contagiousum treatment and the potential of cantharidin 0.7% (VP-102; Verrica).

Highlighting the Molluscum Contagiosum Pipeline

ICYMI, this week we had stories on Vial's CRO launch, our conference coverage coming up this weekend, and more.

Weekly Roundup: January 10-14

Podcasts

This episode of The Cutaneous Connection podcast, explores hair loss and hair treatment of patients with textured or tightly coiled hair. Candrice Heath, MD, FAAP, FAAD a dermatologist and assistant professor of dermatology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, explains her experience and highlights how all dermatologists can improve their treatment plans. 

The Cutaneous Connection: Treating and Relating to Patients of All Hair Types

Vial launches Vial Dermatology contract research organization (CRO) and highlights how it could improve the speed and quality of clinical trials.

Vial Announces Innovative Dermatology CRO

A national survey found that patients are willing to try medical cannabis products as potential treatments of their condition. Additionally, some already use over-the-counter cannabis products.