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Atopic dermatitis in Black patients: Societal and biologic causes

Atopic dermatitis affects an estimated 10.7 percent of children and 7.2 percent of adults in the United States, with a preponderance of those affected non-Hispanic Black patients. Compared with children of European descent, findings have...

source: Dermatology Advisor

Psoriasis and CVD: From the skin to the heart

The associations between cardiovascular events and psoriasis have been well documented in peer-reviewed literature. The key question, however, is why do these associations exist? It is currently known that patients with psoriasis are more likely to experience myocardial...

source: Healio

Investigating the relationship between inflammatory skin diseases and COVID-19

Inflammatory skin conditions may be associated with higher risk for COVID-19, study data published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests. In a subsequent gene expression analyses, shared genetic components...

source: Dermatology Advisor

An artificial intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma

For years, physicians have relied on visual inspection to identify suspicious pigmented lesions, which can be an indication of skin cancer. Such early-stage identification of SPLs in primary care settings can improve melanoma prognosis and...

source: MIT News

Skin cancer rates have increased significantly in recent decades

In England, incidence rates of the skin cancer cutaneous malignant melanoma were found to have increased by more than 550 percent among males and 250 percent among females since the early 1980s, according to a study by Brighton and Sussex...

source: Pharmacy Times

Your 'maskne' might not be acne at all

Cases of perioral dermatitis have become more common since the coronavirus outbreak began, some experts say. In one Canadian survey of 77 dermatologists published in September 2020, more than a third reported either a large or slight increase in perioral dermatitis instances...

source: The New York Times

COVID vaccines found highly effective in real-world US study

The U.S. government's first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as it was in controlled studies. The two vaccines available since December—Pfizer and Moderna—were highly effective at 90 percent after...

source: Medical Xpress

In light of anti-Asian attacks, medicine needs to listen to Asian American trainees

Jesper Ke, Kate E. Lee, and Hueyjong Shih write, "The shocking shooting rampage in Atlanta targeting Asian spas, followed not long after by an attack on a 65-year-old Asian American woman in Midtown Manhattan, felt to us like...

source: STAT

Nursing delegation: Leaders' guidance and support can help nurses avoid liability

Delegation in nursing has always been a liability concern for nurses, and the scarcity of licensed nurse colleagues or assistive personnel to whom a nurse can delegate makes matters very difficult. The American Nurses Association...

source: Nurse.com

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Black, dark brown hair may be more likely to develop alopecia areata

Alopecia areata was more common in black and dark brown hair than light brown and blond hair, supporting an association between the disorder and natural hair color, according to a study. “Alopecia areata has been observed to selectively...

source: Healio

Biologic agents are more effective, have higher drug survival for generalized pustular psoriasis

Biologic agents were more effective than nonbiologic therapies with higher drug survival in the treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis, according to study findings published in Dermatologic Therapy.

source: Dermatology Advisor

Increased risk of skin cancer linked to long-term use of certain diuretics

Patients who took the diuretics hydrochlorothiazide or indapamide long term were found to have an increased risk of developing specific types of skin cancer compared with patients who took calcium channel blockers, according to the...

source: Dermatology Advisor

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Investigating the relationship between inflammatory skin diseases and COVID-19

An artificial intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma

Skin cancer rates have increased significantly in recent decades

Your 'maskne' might not be acne at all

COVID vaccines found highly effective in real-world US study

In light of anti-Asian attacks, medicine needs to listen to Asian American trainees

Nursing delegation: Leaders' guidance and support can help nurses avoid liability

Don't miss out on the DNA CE Center!

DNA Career Center

Registration is open for the 2021 DNA Virtual Convention!

Black, dark brown hair may be more likely to develop alopecia areata

Biologic agents are more effective, have higher drug survival for generalized pustular psoriasis

Increased risk of skin cancer linked to long-term use of certain diuretics

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