Catch up with top psoriasis news for Psoriasis Action Month

Key takeaways:

• August has been designated as Psoriasis Action Month by the National Psoriasis Foundation.
• The month is dedicated to raising awareness and funding for psoriasis causes.

The National Psoriasis Foundation dedicated August to psoriasis education, awareness and education, designating it Psoriasis Action Month.

Its aim is to increase both funding for and knowledge about the disease by sharing information via social media and hosting events across the country.

In honor of the month and to add to the education conversation, Healio has gathered some important news regarding psoriasis published here in the past few months.

See what’s happening in the clinical psoriasis space.

Lack of training leads to delayed dermatology diagnoses in patients with darker skin tones

Poor representation of darker skin tones in dermatology training materials has led to delayed diagnoses and worse treatment outcomes in Black, Asian and non-white Latin American patients. Read more.

Treatment advancements merit updates to dermatological disqualifiers in the military

Due to medical advancements, researchers are calling for an update to the U.S. Department of Defense’s policies restricting individuals with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis from joining and remaining in the military. Read more.

VIDEO: Multidisciplinary care is key when managing psoriasis and CV risk

In this Healio video exclusive, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, the James J. Leyden Professor of Clinical Investigation and professor of dermatology and epidemiology at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, as well as the Healio Dermatology Chief Medical Editor, discusses the connection between psoriasis and cardiovascular outcomes. Watch the video.

Early life nutrition could impact psoriasis risk

A higher risk for developing psoriasis was found in subjects who were fed formula as infants compared with those who were breastfed for at least the first 4 months of life. Read more.

With abundant psoriasis treatments available, research now aiming for higher goals

With myriad treatment options now available for psoriasis vulgaris, recent research is focusing on reaching higher goals, Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD, said in this video interview from the Medical Dermatology Therapy Update III meeting. Watch the video.

Reference:

• Psoriasis Action Month is here. https://www.psoriasis.org/advance/psoriasis-action-month-here/ Published Aug. 1, 2024. Accessed Aug. 14, 2024.