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Macular dermal hyperpigmentation: Treatment tips from an expert
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- Marcia Frellick
Expert provides tips on treating some tough-to-treat dermatologic conditions: lichen planus pigmentosus, ochronosis, and drug-induced facial...
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Tips, contraindications for superficial chemical peels reviewed
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- Marcia Frellick
Setting expectations is critical as it can take a series of peels over months to see results.
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Primary care’s per-person costs for addressing social needs not covered by federal funding
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- Marcia Frellick
An analysis finds that interventions cost $60 a month per person but federal programs are funding less than half of that cost.
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SPF is only the start when recommending sunscreens
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- Marcia Frellick
In a recent study, 43% of dermatologists who responded to a survey reported that they never, rarely, or only sometimes took a patient’s skin type...
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AxSpA remission on TNFi seen in half of patients with comorbid IBD
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- Marcia Frellick
Those who had IBD for less than 5 years and those taking adalimumab, as opposed to another TNFi, had higher likelihood of reaching axSpA remission...
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AxSpA effects may be more severe for Black patients
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- Marcia Frellick
A higher percentage of Black patients had elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and hip involvement in a small study. Black...
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Researchers make headway in understanding axSpA diagnostic delay
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- Marcia Frellick
A pilot study finds longer delays (more than 4 years) were associated with history of uveitis, ankylosing spondylitis at diagnosis, and being in...
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MACE, VTE rates compared between TNF and JAK inhibitors for AxSpA and PsA
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- Marcia Frellick
Patients with axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis who used JAK inhibitors did not have higher risk of myocardial infarction or stroke...
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
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- Marcia Frellick
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Most children with ADHD are not receiving treatment
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Girls (vs. boys) and children from families with higher incomes and higher education levels were among those less likely to get treatment.
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Adherence to cancer prevention guidance linked with reduced breast cancer recurrence, death risk
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- Marcia Frellick
The study population included patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and HER2-positive breast cancer.
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FDA puts partial hold on investigational alopecia areata drug deuruxolitinib
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- Marcia Frellick
The announcement came after a pulmonary embolism occurred with the 12-mg twice-daily dose in one of the long-term open-label extension studies.
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Four profiles help identify kids at risk for suicide
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- Marcia Frellick
Traditionally, single diagnoses have been linked with risk of self-harm, independent of other comorbidities, but this study gauges risk for a set...
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Experts outline comprehensive preeclampsia prevention strategy
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- Marcia Frellick
The report recommends at-home hypertension checks, daily aspirin, surveillance, patient and provider education, long-term follow-up, and...
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FDA approves injectable treatment for cheek lines, wrinkles
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- Marcia Frellick
PLLA-SCA is indicated for use in people with healthy immune systems for correcting shallow-to-deep nasolabial fold contour deficiencies, fine...