#event #free #online The recording is now available! Imagine a group of people, bound in a dark cave, seeing only flickering shadows on the wall. These shadows are their reality—until one escapes and discovers the truth beyond the cave. This is Plato’s Allegory of the Cave—and it’s also the modern reality of atopic dermatitis misinformation […]
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April 16–18, Cotonou, Benin The « 3rd Journées Béninoises de Dermato-Vénérologie », held from April 16–18 in Cotonou under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Benin, was more than just a national dermatology conference. In a country with only about two dozen dermatologists serving a population of 13 million, Benin […]
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The WHO EML Secretariat invites interested stakeholders to submit comments on the A-30 application. The deadline for submission of comments is Friday 18 April 2025, 18h00 CEST (Zürich time). ➜ Comments should be provided by via email to emlsecretariat@who.int in PDF format and must clearly reference the application A-30. ➜ Comments received will be published on […]
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Highlights from the WHO Global Meeting on skin NTDs The much-anticipated Second WHO Global Meeting on Skin NTDs, held from March 24-26, 2025, at WHO headquarters in Geneva, provided a crucial platform to assess the progress made since the launch of the Strategic Framework for Skin NTDs in June 2022. This framework sets ambitious goals […]
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Crusted Scabies and Dupilumab: A Case from Brazil + Seasonal Severity of AD by Birth Season: What’s the Culprit? + Primary Atopic Disorders (PADs): When Should This Be Considered? + Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) Lower the Risk of New-Onset Atopic Dermatitis in Diabetic Patients: Another Clue in the Salt Debate? + Targeting the OX40-OX40L Pathway: A New Era in AD Management?
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Towards a Better Definition of Therapeutic Concepts in Atopic Dermatitis: Learning from Rheumatoid Arthritis Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, Since the 1980s, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has served as a model for therapeutic strategies in chronic inflammatory diseases. RA activity is assessed using multiple measures, including swollen joint counts, inflammatory markers, and radiographic signs of joint damage. […]
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Defining a good indication of nemoluzimab based on clinical criteria➜ DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.17626Nemolizumab is an effective treatment for pruritus in atopic dermatitis, but it has a relatively high incidence of cutaneous adverse events (cAEs). To optimize the use of nemolizumab, Japanese researchers investigated the relationship between baseline severity in specific body areas and the frequency of cAEs. [...] Read More
AI in AD and Allergy Research: Enhancing Collaboration with AI Experts Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, Advances in AI over the past two years have significantly transformed the medical landscape, challenging vigorously our professional environment. A thorough review by Lisik et al. [link] provides an insightful overview of AI’s applications in AD and allergy research—a field […]
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Season of birth shapes human milk microbiome➜ DOI: 10.1111/all.16469In this Australian study, the season of infant birth emerged as the strongest determinant of the microbiome community structure with impacts on five of the most abundant taxa. This seasonal effect is not correlated with a bad taxon more prevalent in winter where AD is more common. The [...] Read More
Communication from GADA Kicking off the new year with exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of the ISAD-GADA Fellowship! This program is designed to support #earlycareer #dermatologists or researchers in #epidemiology and #publichealth, providing them with the opportunity to collaborate with the GADA team, acquire valuable skills, and lead a small GADA […]
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