Longer treatment duration was independently associated with VASI improvement, while publicly insured patients experienced higher topical JAK inhibitor denial rates.
|Articles|August 4, 2021
The Mainstream Patient: August 4, 2021
Author(s)Morgan Petronelli
This week’s edition of The Mainstream Patient features stories about purchasing non-toxic sunscreen, biologics for psoriasis, biotin for hair growth, "bacne", plus more.
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In this week’s edition, Glamour reveals the top 7 questions to ask dermatologists about biologics. Also, Allure explains how biologics treat inflammatory skin diseases and details why biotin is most likely not the cause of hair growth. Hello Giggles dives into hair care products causing "backne" and how to get rid of dark armpits. Finally, Shape explains how to purchase non-toxic sunscreen.
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