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Clinicians can focus on patient care and leave human resources and bookkeeping to office staff.

Studies showed the various treatments improved symptoms, but more trials need to be done.

During the 25th World Congress of Dermatology, 40 rising stars and personalities were spotlighted for their contributions to the field.

This Psoriasis Awareness Month, test your knowledge of the condition. Click here to answer this week's poll.

More understanding of the physical, psychological, and economic burdens of hyperhidrosis is needed.

Few adverse events resulted from treatment with dupilumab in 64 weeks of observation.

Keep up with the latest headlines in dermatology from the past week, including cercarial dermatitis cases popping up across beaches in Connecticut, reports of Florida dermatologists encountering patients with leprosy, and more.

Leading atopic dermatitis experts delve into integrative approaches, prescription options, and strategies to encourage patients to stick with their treatment plan.

ICYMI, this week we had stories about laser treatments for port wine stain birthmarks, Abeona's briefing package filing for the BLA for its anticipated epidermolysis bullosa drug, using digital apps to detect skin cancers, and more.

The effects of the serum, Refine, can be seen in 6 to 12 months.

The fractional picosecond laser had a lower incidence of adverse events compared to fractional lasers.

The most common comorbidities identified included anxiety, dermatitis, hyperthyroidism, hyperlipidemia, and vitamin D deficiency.

While both cryotherapy and plasma exeresis are effective in clearing seborrheic keratosis lesions, researchers observed more statistically significant clearance in patients treated with plasma exeresis.

Clinicians can offer specials to patients, encouraging them to try new products or return for a refresh.

In this week’s Pointers With Portela, the 208SkinDoc reviews the benefits of oral minoxidil for hair loss.

"The analysis showed a statistically significant, positive effect of normal serum vitamin D levels on increasing ORR and PFS as a result of anti-PD‐1 immunotherapy in patients with locally advanced inoperable or metastatic melanoma,” according to a recent study.

Researchers found that use of personal protective equipment could be associated with skin problems; however, protective applications reduced these skin-related problems.

Supplements were based on amino acids and hydrolyzed collagen and were tested in patients with androgenic alopecia and chronic telogen effluvium.

The meta-analysis showed that patients treated with oral JAK inhibitors experienced more hair regrowth than those treated topically.

This week’s collection of the latest dermatologic studies covers defining biomarkers to predict treatment outcome based on immune checkpoint inhibitors, erythrodermic psoriasis in pediatric patients, surgical treatment of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma, and new and existing therapies for hand eczema.

The phase 1 study evaluated patient responses to cosibelimab in cases of locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Hair loss affects self-esteem and feelings of well-being, but exciting treatments are on the horizon.

The multi-million-dollar study will identify signatures of at-risk patients that may predispose them to developing vitiligo.

A pediatric patient with treatment-resistant vitiligo experienced improvements in depigmentation in as few as 9 treatments.

Respondents did not know how long they needed to be outside to get adequate vitamin D.

Researchers found that the Comfiknit Atopic Eczema T-shirt reduced Eczema Area and Severity Index scores.

In ethnic and racial minority populations, more than 12,000 standard skin cancer screenings would be done to identify 1 case of melanoma, according to a recent study.

A systematic review found that combination therapy proved more efficacious in treating patients with vitiligo as opposed to the excimer laser alone.

Study finds that use of mHealth app could be useful in early detection of skin cancer but cautions that overdiagnosis is a possibility.

Researchers found significant difference in survival rates between lentigo maligna melanoma, nodular malignant melanoma, and superficial spreading melanoma.