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ORLANDO — Innovations in treating burn and trauma scars in recent years include updated laser technology, giving practitioners options to help in these difficult cases, according to a speaker here.

Some parents may be lax on safety precautions for the staples of Fourth of July celebrations, fireworks and sparklers, according to a national poll.

Amid a rise in fireworks-related injuries, the AAP urged families to “resist the temptation” to use them to celebrate the 4th of July.

Stratatech has completed rolling submission of a biologics license application to the FDA for StrataGraft, according to a press release.

The FDA today announced a ban on electrical stimulation devices for self-injurious or aggressive behavior — only the third medical device ban by the agency since it gained the authority to do so.

The biopharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt announced positive top-line results from its phase 3 clinical trial for StrataGraft regenerative tissue and plans to submit a biologics license application to the FDA in the first half of 2020.