Phototherapy

Meditation and mindfulness techniques may improve patients’ perspectives on their skin disease, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology virtual meeting.

Patients with pediatric psoriasis who were treated with biologics did not have a greater risk for serious infection than those treated with nonbiologics or phototherapy, according to a study.

by Robert S. Fox, OD, FCOVD, FCSO

Standard of care treatments for morphea yielded reasonable success over long-term follow-up, according to a study.

No increase in skin cancer incidence was reported for patients with vitiligo undergoing prolonged narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy, according to a study.

Ultraviolet light-based therapy, or phototherapy, has been around for nearly 70 years and is an effective treatment option for patients with psoriasis.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Here at the South Beach Symposium, meeting chair Mark S. Nestor, MD, PhD, reviewed current and future treatment options for psoriasis.

Using a mask to decrease photosensitivity following screening for retinopathy of prematurity reduced stress in the infants after the examination, according to study.

Adalimumab and phototherapy for psoriasis are both associated with statistically significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes after 12 weeks, but phototherapy yields greater improvement in quality of life and pain, according to recent study findings.

Amgen has entered into an agreement with Celgene to acquire worldwide rights to Otezla for $13.4 billion in cash, or approximately $11.2 billion, net of the present value of $2.2 billion in anticipated future cash tax benefits.