Dermatology News

• Laser Pioneer Reflects on the Future of Robots in Dermatology A Mohs surgery robot with image-guided laser ablation would 'launch a sea change in the whole field of surgical oncology,' says Dr R. Rox Anderson.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Laser and Light Devices for Acne Treatment Continue to Advance The Accure Laser system was cleared by the FDA on Tuesday for the treatment of mild to severe inflammatory acne vulgaris.
  MDedge News, November 23, 2022
• Don't Call Me 'Dr', Say Some Physicians. Most Disagree Patients "untitling" physicians has become more common. Some doctors think it's a positive trend, but others feel that the honorific title helps reinforce the physician's medical knowledge.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• ACEP 2022 There's an App for That: Let Technology Do the Work for You How to sift through the social media, blogs, and references for what is useful in practice.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• New Docs Find Both Fulfillment and Frustration in First Years Whether you just became an attending or have a few years under your belt, the newest generation of physicians speaks out about the good, the bad and the ugly within the medical field.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• Most Global Bacterial Deaths in 2019 Linked to Five Pathogens Worldwide, researchers estimate Staphylococcus aureus was linked to more than 1 million deaths, while four more pathogens were associated with more than 500,000 deaths each.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• Dermatologists Predict That Skin Cancer Cases Will Double Experts have drawn a correlation between the increased incidence of skin cancer and the increased intensity of UV radiation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• EMA Recommends Limiting the Indications for JAK Inhibitors The European authorities seek to minimize the risk of serious side effects with which these immune-modulating medicines are associated.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• Doctors Can Combat Urticaria Misinformation With Empathy, Facts Misinformation and disinformation about urticaria abound online, and doctors need to combat the false claims with facts, researchers in Ireland report.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• NP Fined $20K for Advertising Herself as 'Doctor Sarah' Although the California nurse practitioner held a doctor of nursing practice degree, she violated the state’s patient protection law restricting who may call themselves "doctor."
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• Doctors Fume Over Harmful Delays in Prior Authorizations Physicians feel overwhelmed by the rising volume of prior authorizations that insurers require and denials that can harm patients, sounding off in a recent Medscape poll.
  Medscape Medical News, November 18, 2022
• Why Your Professional Persona May Be Considered Unprofessional Expressions of personality or identity are frowned upon in medicine. But as the healthcare field diversifies, standards of “professionalism” may need to expand.
  Medscape Medical News, November 18, 2022
• Lipedema: A Not-Uncommon Disease Still Goes Unrecognized Approximately 10% of the global female population develop lipedema, a condition of unknown origin that can often be mistaken for obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2022
• Education, Resetting Pain Expectations Vital to Less Opioid Use Orthopedic surgeons should be mindful of overtreating pain with opioids, managing patient expectations by discussing a postoperative medication plan and offering lots of alternatives, from ice to NSAIDs.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2022
• ACR 2022 Combo Therapy Shows Mixed Results for SSc-Related Lung Disease A study of mycophenolate mofetil alone and in combination with pirfenidone for scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease showed mixed results.
  MDedge News, November 16, 2022
• Arcutis Biotherapeutics' Skin Disease Cream Meets Main Goal in Late-Stage Study Arcutis Biotherapeutics said on Tuesday its skin cream met the main goal in a late-stage study for treating mild to moderate atopic dermatitis.
  Reuters Health Information, November 15, 2022
• Residents React: Has Residency Become Easier or Overly Difficult? Do medical residents have it easier than in years past? What have pass-fail Step 1 exams and online interviews done for residency? Here's what residents are saying.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2022
• ACAAI 2022 Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Up-Dosing MAB Helps Poor Response Certain clinical predictors of poor response can guide the use of longer, higher-dose treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2022
• Breaking the Itch-Scratch Cycle With Mindfulness Mindful breathing can help interrupt the itch-scratch cycle in patients with dermatologic conditions, according to two physicians who spoke about the mind-body approach to pain and itch.
  MDedge News, November 14, 2022
• ACR 2022 Lower HCQ Dose for Lupus Tied to Hospitalizations for Flares Longer-term HCQ-induced retinopathy risk must be balanced with shorter-term risk for hospitalization for an SLE flare from a lower dose, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2022