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An expert consensus by Spanish dermatologists offers treatment recommendations for androgenetic alopecia, the most common cause of hair loss, using a combination of medications and hair transplantation depending on the patient's sex, age, and other factors.

Ron Grunstein, MD, PhD, head of sleep and circadian research, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, details results from the ALKS 2680 trial and the study's next steps.

Against the backdrop of a case report, pembrolizumab was investigated as immunotherapy for undifferentiated pleomorphic soft tissue sarcoma.

A remote monitoring app with alerts for doctors did not improve medication adherence in patients with breast cancer, but those receiving tailored text messages on top of monitoring saw reduced high-cost health care use.

Senate Democrats are meeting with Novo Nordisk executives to address the decision to stop selling a long-acting insulin in the country; research is attempting to prove the health benefits of new weight loss drugs beyond weight loss abilities in order to reimburse expensive medications; Vertex Pharmaceuticals is suing HHS over financial support of its gene-editing therapy.

A new case report details the successful use of efgartigimod as a rescue medication in a patient with therapy-refractory myasthenic crisis.

We recently spoke with Tycel Phillips, MD, associate professor, Division of Lymphoma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, about his team’s interim analysis of their dose-escalation study of glofitamab against relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

With 20 hospitals earning the Honor Roll distinction, the report compared hospitals in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Of these, only 160 earned the "Best Hospitals" ranking, signifying excellence in clinical outcomes, nursing care, and patient safety practices.

The biomarker, G-protein-coupled receptor 176 (GPR176), may be a driver in the progression of ovarian cancer and potential target for gene therapy, suggested researchers of a new study.

New studies say restricting salt intake can reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in certain patients, but cannot reduce the risks of morbidity and death in patients with heart failure.

A retrospective database analysis demonstrated the high clinical burden experienced by patients with severe deficiencies of ADAMTS13 and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)–related diagnoses.

Overall and site-specific colorectal cancer (CRC) had a negative association with the usage of aspirin.

Experts in dermatology presented ways in which biologic therapies can be given and the duration of treatment when used in pediatric patients with skin conditions.

Up to one-third of Americans have been affected by data stolen through the Change Healthcare cyberattack; research highlights potential cognitive and psychiatric benefits of semaglutide; over 40 Iowa hospitals have ended their labor and delivery services.

Timothy Caulfield, JD, research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, takes a look at the major sources spreading dermatology misinformation to children, including social media.

Nichole Halliburton, APRN, CNP, a family nurse practitioner at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, explains the ways that patient education, parents and caregivers, and emerging technologies can help improve the quality of pediatric dermatology care.

Rebecca Flynn, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, a nurse practitioner (NP) at Children's Mercy Kansas City Dermatology, explained the roles that NPs and advanced practice providers (APPs) can fulfill in ensuring the efficiency of triage systems in a pediatric dermatology clinic.

Mina Massaro-Giordano, MD, discussed the ways that dry eye can affect patients with the condition, as well as what symptoms can fly under the radar.

Posters presented at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Annual Meeting found that pediatric deroofing can lead to patient satisfaction later in life.

Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in the treatment arm were more likely to achieve transfusion independence, but the difference vs placebo was not statistically significant.

Liposomal daunorubicin and cytarabine (CPX-351) was effective in relapsed acute myeloid leukemia, but long-term follow-up is needed to determine the extent of the agent's cardiotoxicity.

Kelly Harris, APRN, an advanced practice registered nurse at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, discusses using mobile care units to deliver dermatology care and education to underserved communities and how health systems can implement them.

At the Society for Pediatric Dermatology annual conference, Faye Brown, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, a family nurse practitioner at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, highlights how telemedicine efforts can be utilized within dermatology triage systems to better care for pediatric patients.

James Treat, MD, goes over some of the ways food can impact patients' atopic dermatitis, as well as the pros and cons of elimination diets to mitigate food-related triggers.

Updates in nonsteroidal topical therapies were presented during a session at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Ibrahim Aldoss, MD, of City of Hope, discusses promising phase 2 results of the WU-CART-007 trial, demonstrating high efficacy manageable safety for W-T7 in relapsed/refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)/lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL).

A presentation at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Annual Conference discussed how to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to improve processes while working in the dermatology space.

Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can both significantly impact pulmonary health, highlighting the need for early detection and intervention.