Photo by BRI72783 via Wikimedia Commons There is greater appreciation of potential comorbidities in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), both in the adult and pediatric setting, according to a special report in the June 2026 edition of The Chronicle of Skin & Allergy. Comorbidities are common in patients with HS, and some of the most challenging to manage include inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, polycystic ovary syndrome, metabolic syndrome, depre

Photo by greenwish _ via Prexels Findings from a new study show sunscreen is overwhelmingly promoted in popular TikTok videos. However, sunscreen-related content containing health misinformation has disproportionately high audience engagement. The findings were published in PLOS Digital Health. For the study, lead author Alessandro Marcon and his colleagues conducted a content analysis on 971 of the most viewed TikTok videos across the five most popular and relevant sunscreen

Combination therapy with site-specific salicylic acid and retinol demonstrated significant clinical improvement in acne and PIH

Photo by James Heilman, MD via Wikimedia Commons A group of Canadian dermatologists has proposed the first practical “treat-to-target” framework for chronic hand eczema, aiming to bring more structure and predictability to management of a condition that is both common and highly burdensome for patients. The recommendations, published as an open-access brief report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, come at a time when an expanding range of therapies for ch

The world’s largest genetics study of ‘moliness’ has uncovered hundreds of genes that play a role in the growth of both moles and melanoma, a discovery that could lead to new ways to prevent and treat the deadliest form of skin cancer. These findings, published in Nature Communications, come from research by a team at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Herston, Australia. The team found risk genes linked to biological pathways that could lead to the development of a

Trust levels regarding topical therapy were higher among AD patients than PsO patients