Wound Management News

ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Academy of Dermatology announced it has installed a new vice president and board members, who will take office at the end of its annual meeting.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD, chair emeritus of the department of dermatology and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, took office as president of the American Academy of Dermatology at its annual meeting.

ORLANDO – Healio.com/Dermatology is providing live coverage of the 75th annual American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Orlando beginning today.

Taksta oral tablets were noninferior to Zyvox in treating skin infections such as MRSA in a recent phase 3 clinical trial, the experimental drug’s manufacturer announced.

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals announced in a press release that GtreeBNT Co., Ltd., has received a positive response from the FDA for a phase 3 clinical trial design for RGN-137 to treat epidermolysis bullosa.

Study results finding that low-level light therapy significantly and safely improved facial skin wrinkles was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Survey results showing that dermatologists agree on sunscreen recommendations and safety was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

MIAMI — A physician here at South Beach Symposium 2017 discussed current and newly emerging treatments for the reduction of keloids, keloid recurrence and keloid scars.

The establishment of defined treatment targets for patients with psoriasis was among the most-read articles in December on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Research funding that psoriasis had a strong association with type 2 diabetes and obesity in a nationwide study of Danish twins was among the 10 most-read articles of 2016 on Healio.com/Dermatology.