Brepocitinib becomes first oral therapy approved for adult dermatomyositis
1. Brepocitinib is the first oral therapy specifically approved for adults with dermatomyositis, providing a disease-specific alternative to treatment strategies...
Dermatology
Atopic dermatitis activity is not associated with cardiovascular risk
1. In this cohort study, more active or severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in children was not associated with a greater...
Oral remibrutinib hits Phase 3 primary endpoint for inducible hives
1. Oral remibrutinib successfully met its primary endpoint in the Phase III RemIND trial, delivering significant symptom relief for chronic...
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Merck and Mayo Clinic launch AI-driven precision medicine partnership Merck and Mayo Clinic have officially kicked off a landmark R&D...
Deepfake doctors and counterfeit injectables erode patient safety
1. Deepfake clinicians and AI-shaped wellness content are blurring the line between medical advice and marketing in ways that patients...
Drug-related pressure ulcers may be characterised by medication-related characteristics such as polypharmacy and medication changes rather than baseline immobility
1. Approximately one in nine hospitalised patients with pressure ulcers met criteria for definite drug-related pressure ulcers (DRPU), characterised by...
AI bandage cuts wound healing time in new study
1. On September 24, 2025, researchers reported that an AI bandage called a-Heal sped wound healing by 25 percent in...
Artificial intelligence matches dermatologists in melanoma diagnosis
1. Artificial intelligence triage for melanoma shows more than 90 percent sensitivity and is now in trials within the National...
Microneedling with tranexamic acid may improve outcomes for patients with melasma
1. Among patients with melasma, microneedling with tranexamic acid was superior to microneedling with metformin or the control treatment in...
Remibrutinib alleviates symptoms in chronic spontaneous urticaria resistant to H1-antihistamines
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria who continue to have symptoms while on second-generation...
