Commentary
Commentary
Emerging Insights in Keloid Pathogenesis and Therapeutics
Keloids are fibroproliferative lesions caused by aberrant wound healing in predisposed individuals.1 While keloids have been reported...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Sea Buckthorn
Used as a health supplement and consumed in the diet throughout the world, sea buckthorn berries, seeds, and leaves have been used in traditional...
Commentary
Six Tips for Media Interviews
Researchers often share their findings with news organizations and these tips can help guide those interviews.
Make the Diagnosis
A 51-year-old woman presented for a routine full body skin exam after vacationing in Hawaii.
Diagnosis may be difficult in the early stages, but historical findings of fatigue and clinical findings of hyperpigmentation in classic areas may...
The Optimized Doctor
The Game We Play Every Day
We’ve a unique communications conundrum in that we often need patients to understand a complex idea, but only have minutes to get them there. We...
Commentary
A Doctor Gets the Save When a Little League Umpire Collapses
Surgical oncologist aids umpire hit by a ball during a Little League game.
Commentary
Is It Possible To Treat Patients You Dislike?
Physician asks if patients can receive the best care if the doctor-patient relationship breaks down.
Commentary
The New Cancer Stats Might Look Like a Death Sentence. They Aren’t.
Data show that people under 50 are experiencing higher rates of cancer than any generation before them.
Commentary
Considerations for the Use of Biologics in Pregnancy
Biologics have revolutionized dermatologic treatment, offering substantial relief from chronic and debilitating skin conditions such as psoriasis...
The Optimized Doctor
Doing the Best They Can
Remember you, the doctor, are good inside as is your discourteous patient, disaffected staff member, or sometimes mendacious teenager.
Make the Diagnosis
A 71-year-old White female developed erosions after hip replacement surgery 2 months prior to presentation
Direct immunofluorescence was positive for linear/granular IgG deposition throughout the epithelial cell surfaces.