Dermatology Conference Coverage

A Columbia University dermatologist argues that physicians in her specialty should be on the lookout for metabolic syndrome and obesity — and treat it.

Patients with atopic dermatitis who had not received biologics prior to treatment with Opzelura were able to avoid biologics during the 12 months after treatment with the topical nonsteroidal, according to study findings presented at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

At the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) meeting, Steven Daveluy, M.D., associate professor and program director of dermatology at Wayne State University, discussed ongoing barriers to the early diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa and the latest advancements in treatment.

More than 200 products from 28 makeup, sunscreen, and shaving cream brands contained Teflon and other forever chemicals, according to a new study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

The reduction in itch was the greatest contributor to quality-of-life improvement for adolescents and adults with atopic dermatitis, according to a new study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

Reaching out to waitlisted patients and organizing the staff into high-volume teams for a week shrank the waitlist from more than 3,000 unseen patients to 300.

Of the states that provide coverage for JAK inhibitors used to treat patients with alopecia, researchers found that prior authorization is required by an overwhelming majority of plans, according to an analysis presented at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

A reduction in emergency room visits is just one of the ways teledermatology has improved patient outcomes and reduced costs, according to Elizabeth K. Jones, M.D., an associate dermatology professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

An overview of the definition of teledermatology and it’s three subtypes, according to Elizabeth K. Jones, M.D., FAAD, an associate dermatology professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Positive results were reported for Johnson & Johnson's psoriasis drug during.a late-breaking research session today at the 2025 meeting of the Amercian Academy of Dermatology.

The ruxolitinib cream met its primary end point as a treatment for prurigo nodularis in one phase 3 trial but fell short in another similar study, which had high favorable response rate in the placebo group.

Larry Eichenfield, M.D., chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children's Hospital, presented a session at the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting in Orlando on some of the most pressing topics in pediatric dermatology.

Rebecca Vasquez, M.D., FAAD, said that while there is not enough data to support success stories yet, she has seen firsthand the ways addressing social drivers of health has impacted her patients.

In this analysis presented at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, serious adverse events were low, unrelated to cream strength, and generally reflective of background rates in the broader population with atopic dermatitis.

Raising funding for research on social drivers of health may become an obstacle, given recent anti-DEI policies put into place by the federal government, according to Rebecca Vasquez, M.D., FAAD, a speaker at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology meeting.

The advent of remibrutinib, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, may encourage dermatologists to take care of chronic spontaneous urticaria patients, says a presenter at the 2025 meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Almost 20,000 dermatologists attended the annual meeting this weekend at the San Diego Convention Center.

The Incyte drug is headed for assessment in a phase 3 trial.

The 92-year-old "Star Trek" star said the skin cancer was treated surgically and with immunotherapy. It was apparently the first time he had discussed his melanoma in public.

The clinical associate professor at the Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School and founder and director of the Center for Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research in Chicago, spoke in a session over the weekend at the American Academy Dermatology meeting about conditions that may mimic atopic dermatitis.

Scabies, arsenic exposure and psychogenic pruritus are among the possibilities discussed in a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

No safety signals emerged during the 26-month open label study of Vyjuvek (beremagene geperpavec), a topical gel approved as a treatment for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.

A "hit-it-hard, hit-it-early" strategy might eventually cure plaque psoriasis, said Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., MBA. Blauvelt presented promising data from his small study of high-dose Skyrizi (risankizumab), but the doses were not a cure and the disease "trickles back" albeit slowly, he said.

A phase 2 study demonstrated positive results for remibrutinib, a BTK inhibitor, as a treatment for patients with the rare skin condition, hidradenitis suppurativa, finds a study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Association.

In a discussion with Managed Healthcare Executive, Robert Sidbury, M.D., M.P.H, FAAD, professor of pediatrics at the Seattle Children's Hospital talks about what it takes to run a dermatology practice and how to implement value-based care initiatives.

At the American Academy of Dermatology meeting in San Diego, Raj J. Chovatiya, M.D., Ph.D, discussed the evolution of studies on Jak inhibitors post-approval.