Psoriasis: Latest

• Fast Five Quiz: Plaque Psoriasis Management How much do you know about the management of plaque psoriasis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 09, 2025
• Study Links Obesity to Biologic Failure in Psoriasis A decade-long study finds that obesity is associated with a significantly increased risk for biologic treatment failure in patients with psoriasis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• AAD 2025 TYK2 Inhibitors Show Impressive Efficacy for Psoriasis Two phase 2 trials with different selective TYK2 inhibitors produce high rates of efficacy in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, with one producing a PASI90 response in 61% of patients at 52 weeks.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2025
• Non-Pharmacologic Therapies in PsO and PsA: 5 Things to Know While pharmacologic therapies remain central to managing PsO and PsA, non-pharmacologic interventions also play a crucial role in enhancing treatment outcomes and improving patients' quality of life.
  Medscape Rheumatology, April 01, 2025
• Safety of Systemic Psoriasis Rxs Studied in Older Adults The findings highlight the potential benefits of newer biologics targeting IL-12, IL-23, and IL-17 while also raising concerns about the risks for step therapy protocols that may delay access to these options.
  Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2025
• HZ Risk With Psoriasis Biologics, Traditional Rxs Compared In a retrospective cohort study, ustekinumab and guselkumab show trends toward lower risk for herpes zoster in patients with psoriasis.
  Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2025
• AAD 2025 IL-23 Inhibitors Tested for Expanded Role in Psoriasis In the treatment of psoriasis, preliminary evidence supports the hypothesis that IL-23 inhibitors are capable of extended remissions and protection against PsA relative to other biologics.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2025
• S3 Episode 2: For Psoriasis, Should Dermatologists Treat Obesity?   Join Drs Steven Feldman and Robert Kushner as they discuss the role of dermatologists in treating obesity in conjunction with psoriasis.
  Medscape, March 18, 2025
• S3 Episode 1: Cost, Coverage, and Psoriasis: Overcoming Care Barriers   Join Drs Steven Feldman and Jules Lipoff as they discuss teledermatology, the cost of prescriptions, and other barriers to care people with psoriasis face.
  Medscape, March 18, 2025
• Morning Stiffness in a 46-Year-Old Man With a Rash A 46-year-old man has diffuse musculoskeletal pain and swollen joints, as well as an erythematous rash in his intragluteal cleft and a scaly rash on his scalp.
  Medscape Reference, March 18, 2025
• Axial Involvement in PsA: What Are the Risk Factors? Axial involvement is present in approximately 25% of patients with PsA, with enthesitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and HLA-B27 positivity associated with an increased risk for axial PsA.
  Medscape News UK, March 17, 2025
• AAD 2025 Significant Improvement in Psoriasis Seen With Oral Drug Adults taking the novel once-daily oral pill for plaque psoriasis have significantly higher rates of clear or almost clear skin, according to an interim analysis of a phase 3 trial.
  Medscape Medical News, March 17, 2025
• AAD 2025 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAD 2025
  Medscape Dermatology, March 07, 2025
• Lesions on a 51-Year-Old Man With Eyelid Cyst A 51-year old man presents for removal of an epidermal cyst on his left lower eyelid. Two lesions are seen on his right arm; no history can be provided. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 28, 2025
• Diet Quality Is Linked to Psoriasis Severity in UK Study Individuals with decreased adherence to healthy dietary patterns are at least twice as likely to report high psoriasis severity.
  Medscape News UK, February 27, 2025
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With PsA and Joint Pain A woman with a history of PsA presents with overall fatigue and decreased range of motion with increased joint pain in her right hand. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, February 26, 2025
• Topical Psoriasis Treatment Options Show Robust Efficacy ‘Oftentimes, smaller local pharmacies are more familiar with newer topical medications,’ expert said.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2025
• Teva Pharma and Alvotech Launch Biosimilar to J&J's Stelara in US Teva Pharmaceuticals and Alvotech said on Friday they have launched a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson's autoimmune drug Stelara in the United States, the second in a...
  Reuters Health Information, February 21, 2025
• Does COVID-19 Worsen Skin Disease Outcomes? COVID-19 has little impact on patients with dermatological immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, with effective seroconversion after vaccination and few patients showing increased disease activity.
  Medscape News UK, February 20, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Obesity Comorbidities How familiar are you with obesity comorbidities? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 12, 2025