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Amid the introduction of immunosuppressant therapies and the ongoing pandemic, dermatologists find themselves guiding new decisions for patient treatment around vaccinations.

An interview segment with Lim in which he describes some key takeaways from his conference presentation on sunscreen, photoprotection, and phototherapy.

Little head-to-head data exists between JAK inhibitors and biologics, but common metrics of treatment success can help physicians navigate newer agents.

In his conference presentation ‘Phototherapy and Photoprotection,’ Lim describes some key takeaways and research on UV filter and photoprotection health effects.

The UMass Chan chair of dermatology recaps a historic year of development for the chronic disease, including the progression of even newer treatment options.

The Mount Sinai Dermatology chair reviews headlines from the 2022 meeting before sharing perspective on developing drugs and topics.

Damsky discussed his conference presentation on the application of JAK inhibitors on dermatologic conditions such as granuloma annulare and sarcoidosis.

Beyond the obvious benefits, the practice of remote and in-clinic photography is altering treatment capabilities.

The St. Jude oncologist discusses the 30-year development of pediatric melanoma interpretation.

Practicing oral hygiene improves health issues from gum disease to cardiac disease, and Lebovic believes nasal hygiene can have that impact as well.

"The anticipation would be–wash your hands, brush your teeth, clean your nose–and allow that process to help the patients who suffer from allergy symptoms," lead investigator Dr. Arman Kalmakarian says.

Gregg W. Stone, MD, discussed the 5-year findings of the COAPT trial and provided insight into the benefit of the transcatheter procedure in high-risk patients with heart failure.

At ACC 2023, Hoeper provides insight into the key efficacy findings of STELLAR and delves into the safety concerns and generalizability of sotatercept for PAH.

In an interview at ACC 2023, Safia Chatur, MD provided insight into the analysis of the PARADIGM-HF and PARAGON-HF trials, suggesting early eGFR changes should not deter continuation of sacubitril/valsartan.

In another interview segment, Castells discussed the safety profile of avapritinib for indolent systemic mastocytosis, as well as future research.

At ACC 2023, results from the RAPID-HF trial reported atrial pacing was ineffective at improving exercise capacity in patients with HFpEF and chronotropic incompetence.

Results from the phase 3 A DUE study suggest a combination of macitentan and tadalafil nearly doubled reductions in pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with PAH.

At the AAAAI 2023 Annual Meeting, Dr. Debajyoti Ghosh explains the importance of understanding the effect of phthalates, specifically di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP).

In an interview at ACC 2023, Harrington elaborated on the upcoming phase 3 Librexia clinical trial program studying the Factor XIa inhibitor for the prevention of thrombotic events.

An interview with Dr. Annapoorna S. Kini at ACC 2023 breaks down the findings on the effect of evolocumab on coronary plaque characteristics in stable CAD from the YELLOW III study.

Implantation of a pacemaker to enhance exercise heart rate did not improve exercise capacity, symptoms, or exercise cardiac output in patients with HFpEF and chronotropic incompetence in the RAPID-HF trial.

In patients with acute coronary syndrome and multi-vessel heart disease, immediate stent treatment was as safe and effective as staged treatment at one year, according to late-breaking data presented at ACC 2023.

In a Q&A at ACC 2023, Drs. Alexandra Murphy and Birgit Vogel of Mount Sinai discuss sex-specific predictors of MACE and the need for individualization of care to achieve equity in cardiovascular health.

Results from the STOP-CA trial suggest patients taking atorvastatin for one year were significantly less likely to show evidence of heart dysfunction than those who took a placebo.

The TRILUMINATE Pivotal trial reports a reduction in the severity of tricuspid regurgitation with TEER, but no significant difference in survival or hospitalization after one year of follow-up.

A new meta-analysis of 9 randomized trials suggests restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below 2.3 grams per day may increase the risk of death in patients with heart failure.

Data from AAAAI 2023 suggests that gut microbial composition, function, and metabolic activity are implicated in the efficacy of peanut oral immunotherapy in children with peanut allergy.

In recent data presented at the AAAAI annual meeting, dupilumab was found to have outperformed both mepolizumab and omalizumab in FEV1 improvement for asthma patients.

Data shown at the AAAAI annual meeting showed that chronic spontaneous urticaria activity and DLQI rankings were higher following dupilumab treatment.

Data presented at the AAAAI annual conference showed that delayed cutaneous reactions were more reported following Moderna COVID-19 vaccination than other vaccines.