Vaping Linked to AD, PsO, Burns, and More

Tremendous attention has been paid to the detrimental effects of e-cigarettes on lung tissue, but less is known about how e-cigarette use affects the skin. To find out more, researchers culled the literature to better define the dermatological burden of e-cigarettes and vaping. Here’s what they found: Vaping and AD: What’s the link? Smoking is […]

Biosimilar Watch: FDA Accepts BLA for Proposed Stelara Biosimilar 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Accord BioPharma, Inc’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for DMB-3115, a proposed biosimilar to ustekinumab (Stelara, Johnson & Johnson). Ustekinumab is approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.  The BLA submission for DMB-3115 is based on results from phase III multi-regional clinical trials in […]

FDA Clears Enspectra’s VIO‎ System for Biopsy-free Skin Imaging

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) marketing clearance to Enspectra Health’s VIO System, a first-of-its-kind technology that combines reflectance confocal and multiphoton microscopy to enable cellular resolution, and cross-sectional imaging of skin in seconds. Vio is portable, handheld, and digitizes pathology directly from a patient’s skin to provide clinical insights for […]