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- Research Identifies Disparities in Outpatient Dermatologic Carehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/research-identifies-disparities-in-outpatient-dermatologic-care/2457592/The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist are about half that of a white patient with the same skin condition, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology. Patients most likely to receive outpatient dermatologic services were white, educated women, the study fou…
- Mind the Gap: Disparity Between Urban and Rural Derms Widenshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mind-the-gap-disparity-between-urban-and-rural-derms-widens/2457618/The gap between dermatologists in urban and rural areas is widening across the United States, according to a new study of county-level data from 1995 to 2013 in JAMA Dermatology. Specifically, dermatologist density increased by 21 percent from 3.02 per 100 000 people to 3.65 per 100 000 people fro…
- Psoriasis Myths, Stigmas Aboundhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/myths-stigmas-about-psoriasis-abound/2457628/Stigmatizing views and myths about psoriasis are pervasive among the general population and medical students in the United States, according to multidisciplinary research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings are published in the Journal of the America…
- AD Takes Big Toll on QOLhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/ad-takes-a-big-toll-on-qol/2457691/Itch, dryness and other eczema symptoms negatively affect quality of life, according to a new study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Of 602 adults with eczema, symptoms that were the biggest burden were itch (54 percent) followed by excessive dryness or scaling (19 percen…
- Rapamycin Lotion Reduces Facial Tumors Caused by Tuberous Sclerosishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/rapamycin-lotion-reduces-facial-tumors-caused-by-tuberous/2457750/Rapamycin lotion significantly reduced the disfiguring facial tumors affecting more than 90 percent of people with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) report. Findings of the multicenter, international study involvi…
- Skin of Color Society Reports Banner Yearhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/skin-of-color-society-reports-banner-year/2457824/Kudos to the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) for a banner year. At its recent annual business meeting held in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, SOCS President Seemal R. Desai, MD, President & Medical Director for Innovative Dermatology, PA, in Plano, Tex…
- FDA Approves Label Update for Cimzia Addressing Low Risk of Fetal Exposurehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-label-update-for-cimzia-addressing-low-risk-of-fetal-exposure/2457828/The FDA has approved a label update that includes pharmacokinetic data showing negligible to low transfer of Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) through placenta and minimal transfer to breast milk from mother to infant. The label update is relevant, since approximately 17% of patients in the…
- Some Parents Just Don't Understand Risks of Indoor Tanninghttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/some-parents-just-dont-understand-risks-of-indoor-tanning/2457878/Dads, parents who had used indoor tanning devices themselves and those who reported that they had never received skin cancer prevention counseling from their child’s doctor are less likely to believe adolescent indoor tanning is harmful, a new survey shows. To investigate parents’ attitudes toward…
- Gene Expressions May Be Key to More Youthful Looking Skinhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/gene-expressions-may-be-key-to-more-youthful-looking-skin/2457962/Some individuals’ skin appears more youthful than their chronologic age, and now new research indicates that increased expression of certain genes may be the key to intrinsically younger looking — and younger behaving — skin. The findings appear in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatolog…
- Study IDs Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Eczema Treatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-ids-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-pediatric-eczema-treatment/2458033/White children in the US are more likely to see a doctor for treatment of eczema than black children, despite the fact that the disease is likely more severe among minorities. Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found black children with eczema were 30 p…