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There are increasing calls to discipline or de-credential doctors who are spreading anti-vaccine, anti-mask, and other pandemic misinformation. While statistics show that 96% of US physicians are vaccinated, a handful repeatedly...

Psoriasis and its comorbidities can significantly reduce quality of life and lead to substantial direct and indirect costs for those living with the skin condition. “Determining the prevalence of psoriasis can educate clinicians...

Atopic dermatitis and a family history of psoriasis, as well as viral and bacterial skin infections and fungal infections in early life, were associated with pediatric psoriasis development, according to a study published in the...

Nail psoriasis is considered one of the six disease domains of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and may precede the disease by many years. The prevalence of nail disease in patients with PsA ranges from 41% to 93%, and imaging studies...

In general, the prevalence of venous thrombo- embolism (VTE) is significantly increased in patients with psoriasis when compared with those without the condition, according to a study published in Annals of Medicine. Investi-...

Cancer survivors, especially survivors of hema- tologic malignancies, have an increased risk for psoriasis, according to a research letter published in the British Journal of Dermatology. Research- ers conducted a nationwide,...

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a progressive and destructive inflammatory arthritis that affects approximately one-third of patients with psoriasis following an average of 7 years of psoriasis onset. The presence of PsA not only...

The prevalence of psoriasis is 3.0% among the US population aged 20 or older, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology. Research- ers conducted a population-based cross-sectional study involving 2011-2014 National...

“Psoriasis has been linked with a variety of systemic disorders, including cardiovascular (CV) conditions, which may predispose patients to developing dementia,” explains Megan Lam, BSc. “While the etiologies of many dementias...