In this episode of Get Lit, Ted Rosen, MD, a Professor of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, and the Editor-in-Chief of The Dermatology Digest® reviews new research on treating acne during pregnancy. (Spoiler alert: azelaic acid performed best clinically, but the other agents were safe and well tolerated). Dr. Rosen also gave a thumbs up to a study that found tapping on a distant shoulder or another site creates a distracting vibration and lessens the discomfort of pre-procedure local anesthesia. He discusses new research looking at the global prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa, a study which comparing the speed at which psoriasis therapies work, plus more in this don’t-miss, must-download episode.

In this episode of the Dermatology Digest’s Beyond the Headlines podcast, Kristin Belleson, the President and CEO of the National Eczema Association (NEA), joins us from Washington, DC, where she and other key stakeholders convened for the first-ever in-person Eczema Policy Summit and Congressional Briefing. She discusses the NEA’s recent and ongoing advocacy efforts, including its support for the passage of the Safe Step Act. Learn what else the NEA is doing to #unhideeczema and how you can help move the needle and improve care for the millions of people living with eczema.

In this episode of Get Lit, Ted Rosen, MD, a Professor of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, and the Editor-in-Chief of The Dermatology Digest® takes a deep dive into the recent dermatology literature, including research that suggests at least one injectable weight loss drug may cause allodynia and a “provocative” article showing that low-energy electrical scalp stimulation may increase hair density in men with androgenetic alopecia.