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March 18th 2024
Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) face higher chances of learning and memory difficulties, particularly when they have neurodevelopmental comorbidities, like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Active AD Prevalent in 2.4% of the UK Adult Population
August 10th 2023Researchers found that 2.4% of the adult UK population had active atopic dermatitis (AD) between 2015 and 2019, the majority of which were mild cases of AD, as only 7.5% to 8.3% of the population had moderate to severe AD.
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Dr Melinda Gooderham: Emerging vs Traditional Therapies for Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
July 6th 2023Melinda Gooderham, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Peterborough Regional Health Centre in Ontario, Canada, breaks down which subgroup of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) may benefit the most from emerging therapies, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these therapies.
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Dr Andy Blauvelt: Drug Approval, Accessibility Challenges in Treating Patients With AD
June 22nd 2023Andy Blauvelt, MD, MBA, president of Oregon Medical Research Center, discusses challenges many physicians face in getting approved for the most effective drugs to treat patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
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Dr Robert Sidbury: Best Practices for Managing Atopic Dermatitis in Infants
June 6th 2023Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at Seattle Children's Hospital, discusses best practices that physicians and parents of infants with atopic dermatitis (AD) can do to help manage flare- ups, as well as barriers to care, which he presented at the Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis conference.
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Atopic Eczema in Infants Linked to Antibiotic Exposure in First Year
June 1st 2023There are recent reports of a potential connection between atopic dermatitis in infants and young children and early exposure to antibiotics and laxatives; however, the totality of the evidence on this link remains lacking.
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Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Equally Effective in Extrinsic, Intrinsic Subtypes
May 12th 2023Patients who have extrinsic (EAD) or intrinsic atopic dermatitis (IAD) serve to benefit equally from dupilumab, even when considering immunoglobulin E levels, which are elevated in EAD but remain normal in IAD.
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Dr Raj Chovatiya on Optimizing Patient-Centered Care in Atopic Dermatitis
April 24th 2023By better understanding the nature of atopic dermatitis and its varying comorbidities, providers might be able to better predict patient outcomes, said Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Providers Need to Be Educated About How Conditions May Vary in Skin of Color, Says Dr Andrew Alexis
April 18th 2023Lack of knowledge about how skin conditions present on lightly pigmented skin has resulted in diagnostic delays, underassessment, and an impact on quality of life for patients with skin of color.
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Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Is Still More Trial and Error Than Personalized: Dr Emma Guttman-Yassky
April 9th 2023While the future is bright with potential for personalized medicine to treat atopic dermatitis, current treatment is still more like trial and error, said Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, FAAD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Dr Eva Parker Discusses the Nexus of Climate Change, Atopic Dermatitis, and Mental Health
March 27th 2023Mental health is an underrepresented issue in dermatology even though numerous skin diseases are associated with mental health diseases, said Eva R. Parker, MD, associate professor of dermatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and president of the Nashville Dermatologic Society.
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