Dermatology

• FDA proposes new tanning bed requirements, including skin cancer warnings

• May 6, 2013
• The FDA issued a proposal on Monday that would reclassify sunlamp products from a low-risk device (class I) to a moderate-risk device (class II) and would...More »

• In the Journals

• Prolonged suture support led to decreased scar spread

• May 6, 2013
• Prolonged intradermal suture support of excision sites among patients with truncal skin cancer led to significantly decreased scar spread, according to...More »

• Skin Cancer in Young People

• May 4, 2013
• Mayo Clinic dermatologist Jerry Brewer, MD, discusses the rise of melanoma in young people and explains why Mayo created a public service message....More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• India Supreme Court determined to protect nation’s generic manufacturing sector

• May 3, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• AAD asks public to wear orange on Melanoma Monday

• May 3, 2013
• The American Academy of Dermatology is asking the public to wear orange on Monday, May 6 in support of skin cancer awareness.
  As part of its SPOT Skin...More »

• FDA approvals

• FDA designates investigational drug for treating epidermolysis bullosa as breakthrough therapy

• May 1, 2013
• The FDA has designated an investigational treatment for patients with inherited epidermolysis bullosa as breakthrough therapy, Scioderm announced this...More »

• Upper arm lifts for women increased more than 4,000% since 2000

• April 30, 2013
• Upper arm lift procedures, including liposuction and brachioplasty, increased by 4,378% in women between 2000 and 2012, according to data released by the...More »

• In the Journals

• Diagnostic errors called most harmful, costly medical mistakes

• April 24, 2013
• Misdiagnoses were responsible for the costliest and deadliest portion of US malpractice claims during the last 25 years, according to new research.
  After...More »

• In the Journals

• Mohs surgery effectively treated extramammary Paget’s disease

• April 22, 2013
• Mohs micrographic surgery was effective in treating extramammary Paget’s disease, with a lower recurrence rate when compared with wide local...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: Many analogies, none quite right, emerge during Supreme Court genetic patent oral argument

• April 19, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

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