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Those treatments can range from prescription topical creams, which are often steroids, to oral medications, injectables, and even phototherapy.
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Lynya Floyd, Allure, 23 May 2025
Spray-on tans and phototherapy services (those used for medical reasons) are exempt from the tax.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In our cover story, journalist Rowan Jacobsen introduces us to Kathy Reagan Young, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2008 and took up phototherapy relatively recently.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
In October 2024, in a study published in JAMA Dermatology, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients can improve their psoriasis just as well at home with phototherapy devices that are designed to be easy to self administer.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Lynya Floyd, Allure, 23 May 2025
Spray-on tans and phototherapy services (those used for medical reasons) are exempt from the tax.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In our cover story, journalist Rowan Jacobsen introduces us to Kathy Reagan Young, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2008 and took up phototherapy relatively recently.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
In October 2024, in a study published in JAMA Dermatology, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients can improve their psoriasis just as well at home with phototherapy devices that are designed to be easy to self administer.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Phototherapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phototherapy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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phototherapy
noun
pho·to·ther·a·py
-ˈther-ə-pē 
plural phototherapies
: the application of light for therapeutic purposes
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