Wound Management News

The American Skin Association presented the David Martin Carter Mentor Award to Richard Edelson, MD, at the Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.

Two cost-benefit analyses presented at the annual meeting of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Vienna reported the potential of cost savings of IV-to-oral omadacycline compared with the current standard of care for patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection.

Tranilast 8% liposomal gel provided significantly better aesthetic postcesarean surgical scar treatment when compared with placebo, according to study results published in Dermatologic Surgery.

Delaying flap closure yielded a nearly threefold increase in mortality among patients undergoing treatment for deep sternal wound infection.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its annual meeting April 28-May 2 in San Diego.

The growing problem of antibiotic resistance threatens the successful prevention and treatment of an increasing range of infections. This mounting public health concern has led some hospitals to implement antimicrobial stewardship programs and other infection control initiatives, some with impressive results.

Study findings that autoimmune thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer were significantly associated with vitiligo was a top-read article of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Incidence of hidradenitis suppurativa has increased over the past decade, with disproportionally higher incidences in women, young adults and blacks, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Study results showing minimal to no transfer of Cimzia from mother's plasma to breast milk was a top-read article of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Recent FDA actions have included approving Juvéderm Vollure XC for treating nasolabial folds with results up to 18 months and the addition of fingernail psoriasis data to Humira prescribing information.