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A novel nitric oxide-releasing gel, berdazimer 10.3%, proves effective in the treatment of patients with water warts or molluscum contagiosum skin infection, facilitating clearance of lesions with low adverse event rates, as shown in the phase III B-SIMPLE4 trial.

Taking aspirin daily appears to do nothing in terms of reducing the risk of cutaneous melanoma in older individuals, according to a study.

Just as the world adapts to a new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new outbreak of a not-so-new virus has been making headlines. But why the sudden concern?

While treatment with isotretinoin for acne is said to have a negative impact on mental health, its use appears to instead mitigate the excess psychiatric risk associated with treatment-resistant moderate-to-severe acne, as reported in a large study.

The use of tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitor (TNFi) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) raises the risk of developing psoriasis by twofold as compared with conventional therapy, although the absolute risk remains modest, as reported in a study.

In the treatment of patients with acne vulgaris, the investigational peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) modulator N-acetyl-GED-0507-34-LEVO (NAC-GED) 5% gel appears to help clear lesions and improve acne severity while being safe, according to the results of a phase IIb study.