On our latest podcast: Staph’s secret superpower 🦹🏾 and its accomplice, Streptococcus 🦸🏻‍♀️ Two new studies from the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) conference reveal how staph bacteria use clever strategies to disarm the skin's barrier maintenance function and work with other bacteria to amplify inflammation. Full episode: https://www.gper.org/podcast/staph-superpower-and-strep (fb)

Did you know: there is a skin patch that can desensitise peanut-allergic kids! 🥜 A recent study found that the Viaskin peanut patch is effective for kids who are 1-3 years old — and it **doesn’t** make eczema worse. ✅ It’s currently safe* for kids 4 -7 years old (and hopefully soon FDA approved)! *FDA has agreed with DBV’s proposal to support potential licensure of the Viaskin peanut patch in children 4–7-years-old with the efficacy, safety and patch wear time data. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40204253/ (fb)