Dermatology News

• ACMS 2022 Bupivacaine Following Mohs Surgery Reduces Opioid Use Patients report lower pain and opioid use with a single injection of the local anesthetic compared with placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Writing Out Common Medical Terms Boosts Patient Knowledge: Study Research published in JAMA Network Open shows that patients are more likely to understand their health conditions when healthcare providers avoid abbreviations and acronyms in written communications.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• ACMS 2022 Topical Tranexamic Acid Reduces Bleeding Following Mohs Surgery The treatment significantly benefitted second intention wounds prone to bleeding.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Lenabasum Improved Skin Symptoms, in Small Dermatomyositis Trial In the phase 2 trial, skin biopsies before and after treatment showed significant reductions in inflammatory cytokines relevant to dermatomyositis pathogenesis.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• BSR 2022 Myositis Guidelines Aim to Standardize Adult and Pediatric Care These are the first guidelines on how to manage adult and pediatric patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Are Physician White Coats Becoming Obsolete? The white coat has been the traditional physician garb. But since the pandemic, more have been wearing scrubs or more casual clothing. What's best for physicians to wear?
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Nearly 234,000 Cancer Cases Predicted in Canada This Year Although overall cancer rates are declining in Canada, the number of cases and deaths continue to climb due to population growth and an aging population.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Patient Attitudes Toward AI in Healthcare: It Depends A new survey looks at what patients think about AI playing a role in their healthcare diagnosis and management.
  WebMD Health News, May 12, 2022
• What Do Ultrasound Images Find in Superficial Lumps and Bumps? The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound offers illustrated clinical tips in a recently published paper to help diagnose and manage commonly identified masses.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Baricitinib Promotes Hair Growth in Alopecia Areata More than one third of patients who received the high dose of the Janus kinase inhibitor achieved the study goal of approximately 80% hair coverage.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• BSR 2022 Reduced-Frequency Methotrexate Monitoring Causes No Harm Laboratory blood test results were similar despite moving from once every month to about once every 3 months or about once every 5 months during the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Study Hints at a Mechanism Behind Aggressive Melanoma A mutation in a gene involved in chromatin remodeling is associated with aggressive melanoma, suggest new data from preclinical research.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• AAD 2022 Dermatology Residency Focuses on Rural Placement of Graduates The structure of the residency, which involves 3-month–long rotations at rural clinics in Mississippi, is designed to address the shortage of rural-based dermatologists in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• What Are Common Misconceptions About Nurses? Nurses nationwide recently expressed outrage after Bravo talk show host Andy Cohen commented about the attractiveness of a nurse-actress on his show. Do you confront misconceptions about your role?
  Medscape Reader Polls, May 10, 2022
• Dermatology Attracts More Than Its Share of Physician Assistants The authors speculated about possible reasons that have contributed to the "substantial increase of dermatology PAs" documented in their study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Skin Spews Telltale Gases for Health Trackers to Tap Into Gases excreted by the skin might one day help monitor our health, early lab experiments suggest.
  WebMD Health News, May 09, 2022
• Body Lice Tied to Low Hemoglobin, Anemia Risk Body lice infestation was associated with lower hemoglobin levels and greater likelihood of anemia in a retrospective study of hospitalized patients.
  Reuters Health Information, May 06, 2022
• Administrative Hassle Hacks: Strategies to Curb Physician Stress There's no doubt work life is stressful for physicians, but experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference say there are high- and low-tech solutions.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Olson Grade, Need for More Treatment Are Markers of Increased Skin Cancer Risk in Actinic Keratoses In patients with multiple actinic keratoses, Olson grade III and the need for more treatment were identified as markers for increased risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a secondary analysis of a randomized trial.
  Reuters Health Information, May 05, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 Tattoo Removal Restores Dignity to Sex Trafficking Survivors The findings support a proposed ASLMS campaign that intends to connect sex trafficking survivors with board-certified physicians for pro bono removal of branding tattoos.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022