professor and chair, department of dermatology, Director Temple Itch Center, Temple University Health System
Current and Emerging CSU Therapies
July 25th 2025An expert discusses how the evolving CSU treatment landscape includes H1 antihistamines as first-line therapy, omalizumab as second-line, and emerging treatments like dupilumab, remibrutinib, and barzolvolimab that target different mechanisms including mast cell depletion.
Exploring the Impact of Itch and Treatment Advances in Prurigo Nodularis
June 30th 2025An expert discusses how prurigo nodularis represents one of the most severe itching conditions in dermatology, significantly impacting patients' quality of life and sleep, and explains the importance of breaking the itch-scratch cycle while highlighting recent treatment advances with targeted biologics like dupilumab and nemolizumab.
Step therapy stalls appropriate patient treatment
August 19th 2015Step therapy policies place a large administrative burden on physicians, which, in turn, takes time away from patient care. Some states are working on legislation that seeks to regulate step therapy protocols and ensure they are safe for patients.