Dermatology's call to emergency action on climate change

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Highlights from the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology in 2022

“…In advocating for climate change, JEADV has joined other major international dermatology journals in urging academic organizations to move beyond research and education, as well as in their day-to-day operations, including reduction in the carbon footprint of events such as conferences and congresses. 11 study, with a 2.2-fold increased risk of developing SNHL in patients with vitiligo. 12 Remarkably, artificial pigmentations like tattoos can be removed using laser-assisted procedures, with picosecond lasers appearing to be more effective and better tolerable than nanosecond laser devices.…”

Reply to: “Dermatology's call to emergency action on climate change”

“…Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. Dennis Niebel 1,2 Michael Hertl 3 Christina Hecker 2 Susanne Saha 3…”

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Dear Editor, We have read with great interest the commentary recently published by Parker and Boos. 1 The authors allude to the dramatic economic and humanitarian consequences expected in the decades to come because of climate change. An Editorial accompanies the commentary and includes a plea for educational programs for patients and physicians alike to enhance knowledge on "planetary health."

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Troubled times—but a year of success for JEADV

“…The story goes that she was told to apply the cream to the face only—a case like this one testifies the importance of photoprotection like few others. Reaching across the board, it is worth noting that we have recently joined many international Dermatology journals in a climate change call to action 2 …”

“…Reaching across the board, it is worth noting that we have recently joined many international Dermatology journals in a climate change call to action. 2 Just last September, our very first 'theme issue' focusing on atopic dermatitis has also seen the light. This publication is one of a kind and should not be confused with our special issues, such as those included in supplement issues, where the whole content is devoted to a single topic: The theme issue of JEADV still features plenty of so-called 'regular' content to prevent the issue assignment of significant papers from being delayed.…”