Dermatologists seek simple, reliable assessment tools to make diagnosing psoriasis simpler yet accurate. Assessment of psoriasis severity is a key component of developing a safe and effective treatment plan. The Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI)...
The following is a summary of "Neglected twin: Nummular eczema is a variant of atopic dermatitis with codominant TH2/TH17 immune response," published in the AUGUST 2023 issue of Allergy & Immunology by Böhner, et al. Nummular eczema (NE) is a prevalent chronic...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) are more likely to experience cost and noncost barriers to care, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in JAMA...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the...
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are more likely to have positive patch test (PPT) reactions, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Hadley Johnson, from the...
The following is a summary of "Neglected twin: Nummular eczema is a variant of atopic dermatitis with codominant TH2/TH17 immune response," published in the AUGUST 2023 issue of Allergy & Immunology by Böhner, et al. Nummular eczema (NE) is a prevalent chronic...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) are more likely to experience cost and noncost barriers to care, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in JAMA...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the...
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are more likely to have positive patch test (PPT) reactions, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Hadley Johnson, from the...
A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).
Determinants of obesity and diabetes are strongly linked to genetic and epigenetic variations. With the increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity, it is imperative to understand the various factors that influence metabolic function in the body, neural pathways,...
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was once believed to be a disease limited to the skin, but current knowledge shows that it is a systemic inflammatory disorder associated with several comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory arthritis,” explains Nouf Almuhanna, MD.
"When experts determine that high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes are actually good for you, you're going to feel awfully foolish!"
"You can download an app for your phone that shows how many miles you didn't walk today."
"The handle of your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine."
Medical crowdfunding is touted for its potential to reach an unlimited number of people, the sum of whose individual donations can help achieve campaign goals for even the most daunting financial asks, such as $2.1 million to cover the cost of Zolgensma. For...
I was getting ready to sit down and write a piece on the damage that Robert F. Kennedy Jr has done to healthcare and the safety of our children, as well as his recent inflammatory racist/antisemitic comments. It was going to be an essay about how physicians need to...
To curb inflation and turbulent markets, the US Federal Reserve has marked 2023 with rising interest rates. This economic climate has many financial experts apprehensive about a possible recession. According to Bankrate’s Fourth-Quarter Economic Indicator poll of...
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