Alumis' skin disease drug meets main goal in late-stage trials; shares surge

Alumis said on Tuesday its experimental drug to treat a common skin disease met the main goal in two late-stage studies, offering hope for a new oral treatment option that affects millions of ...

Alumis shares surge to record high as skin disease drug aces late-stage trials

Alumis said on Tuesday its experimental drug met the main goal of improving symptoms of a common skin disease in two late-stage studies, powering its shares to a record high and more than doubling ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

2025 FDA added indications to dermatologic medications

Libtayo's approval for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma offers a new immunotherapy option, targeting PD-1 receptors to enhance T cell-mediated cancer cell attack.
Yahoo

Skin lightening products are a 'regulatory black hole,' and the FDA is warning against using them

The FDA has launched an initiative warning about over-the-counter skin lightening products after receiving reports of side effects. The agency's Skin Facts! Initiative, announced last week, is aimed ...
STAT

FDA clears AI skin cancer detector for primary care doctors to use

The Food and Drug Administration cleared an AI-powered device for detecting skin cancer on Wednesday, giving primary care physicians a new way to evaluate troubling skin spots. Around 5 million skin ...
UPI

FDA issues warning over skin peel treatments, orders retailers to halt sales

Aug. 2 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans of using certain chemical peel skin products because of a risk of serious skin injury, while issuing orders to major retailers ...
MedCity News

FDA Approves First Drug for Rare Skin Disorder, and It’s a Redosable Gene Therapy

A rare skin disorder that leads to fragile skin susceptible to frequent wounds and blisters now has its first FDA-approved therapy, a topically applied gel that facilitates healing. The Krystal ...
Yahoo

FDA approves first AI medical device to detect skin cancer

The handheld device uses AI-powered spectroscopy to assess the characteristics of lesions at both the cellular level and beneath the skin's surface. Photo by DermaSensor Inc./HealthDay News The first ...
SunStar

EcoWaste tags 13 skin products with toxic mercury

EcoWaste Coalition flags 13 imported skin whitening creams containing dangerous mercury levels, urging the FDA and BOC to act ...
NBC Chicago

FDA Approves Breakthrough Drug That Fights Deadly Skin Cancer

The FDA approved a new drug Thursday that could change the way melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is treated. The drug, Keytruda, was considered a breakthrough and approved after it was ...
Medscape

FDA Warns Companies Selling OTC Skin Lighteners

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to 12 companies selling over-the-counter (OTC) skin lightening products, the agency announced today. All the products contain ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News

FDA approves drug to treat MRSA skin infections

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Dalvance (dalbavancin), an antibacterial drug used to treat adults with bacterial skin and skin structure infections. Among them are infections caused by ...