Catherine Cooper Nellist is editor of Pediatric News and Ob. Gyn. News. She has more than 30 years of experience reporting, writing, and editing stories about clinical medicine and the U.S. health care industry. Prior to taking the helm of these award-winning publications, Catherine covered major medical research meetings throughout the United States and Canada, and had been editor of Clinical Psychiatry News, and Dermatology News. She joined the company in 1984 after graduating magna cum laude from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., with a BA in English.
News

Teen tanning bed bans keep patients from phototherapy
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
This may affect children with psoriasis, mycosis fungoides, and other dermatologic disorders.
News

Topical steroid reduces atopic dermatitis relapse in children
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
It appears safe and effective, and has a low cost.
News

Antihistamines still are prescribed inappropriately for atopic dermatitis
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
This practice occurs across various specialties.
News

JAK inhibitors look good for severe alopecia areata treatment
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Adolescents may benefit the most from this new therapy.
News
Lower residual RA activity after initial ETN-MTX, better remission chance
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Check out the four predictive factors.
News

Arthritis treatment costs per person held steady from 2008 to 2014
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
But why did it cost $60 billion more in aggregate treatment costs in 2014?
News

Topical retinoid plus benzoyl peroxide beats antibiotics for inflammatory acne
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
An alliance of international dermatologists reach consensus on ill-defined areas of acne treatment.
News

Mood changes reported in cases of methotrexate use for dermatologic disease
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Neurotoxicity is a rare side effect of methotrexate use, as seen in two children treated for dermatologic disease.
News

When cloth diapers cause diaper dermatitis, think calcineurin inhibitors
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Topical calcineurin inhibitors appear to be safe, effective treatment for this reemerging complication.
News
Cases link vitiligoid lichen sclerosus and darker skin
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
High-potency topical steroids and/or calcineurin inhibitors resolved symptoms in all cases, but depigmentation remained.
News

FDA: No more codeine or hydrocodone cold medicines for children
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Risks outweigh benefits for pediatric prescription cough and cold medicines containing opioids.
News

Study: Atopic dermatitis subgroups identified in children
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Determining subgroups of pediatric atopic dermatitis could result in a stratified treatment approach.
News

Gene mutations tied to viral skin infection in pediatric AD patients
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
These findings may lead to identification of a new AD phenotype in children.
Opinion

Practice changing events of 2017
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
New vaccine schedules and better screening tools are among the impactful changes in pediatric practice in 2017.
News

MMRV vaccine cut chickenpox hospitalizations in young Brazilian children
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- Catherine Cooper Nellist
Direct costs of varicella-zoster virus–related admissions fell 38% after introduction of the MMRV vaccine.