(HealthDay News) – Ultraviolet B (UVB) is preferred by dermatologists for first-line treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in both healthy male and female patients, according to a study published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ultraviolet B phototherapy was not linked to an increased risk of skin cancer (adjusted HR = 0.91). The number ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Home-based phototherapy treatment of psoriasis was noninferior to office-based treatment. The findings were ...

A retrospective cohort study found no significant associations between phototherapy without psoralens and the risk of skin cancer. Patients undergoing phototherapy without psoralens are not at an ...

Patients with psoriasis exhibited superior efficacy outcomes when treated with ultraviolet (UV)-based phototherapy plus other adjuvant therapies vs UV monotherapy, with similar safety profiles shown ...

In a survey of pediatric patients with vitiligo, only 51.4% were offered narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy, and 45.1% received this treatment before the age of 18 years. The main barriers ...

Doctors use UV light therapy to treat various common skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema. They consider it effective and safe, although it may cause short- and long-term side effects, ...

In a phase 2 study, adding narrow-band UVB phototherapy (NB-UVB) resulted in meaningful repigmentation through week 48 without new safety concerns in patients with nonsegmental vitiligo who did not ...

Think about a world where a light is restoring your skin’s lost color. Red light therapy lamp is becoming popular for skin pigmentation treatment among people with vitiligo. Loss of pigments leads to ...