Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.
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Mirikizumab Shows Promise for Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: May 22, 2024
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Measles Control So Far in 2024: ‘Not Off to a Great Start’
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: March 25, 2024
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A Neurotoxin, an Antidepressant, and More Emerging Options for Treating Rosacea
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: February 8, 2024
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Treating Acne Scars Can Improve Aesthetics, Quality of Life
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: February 1, 2024
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Think Outside the Traditional Toolbox to Treat Itch
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: January 26, 2024
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Cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis: Excitement growing around emerging therapies
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: January 25, 2024
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Hair Loss in Children: How to Spot and Treat Different Causes
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: January 22, 2024
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A Look at the Evidence Linking Diet to Skin Conditions
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: January 22, 2024
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More Evidence Suggests That ‘Long Flu’ Is a Thing
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: January 11, 2024
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GLP-1s Face Off Against Each Other, Weight-Loss Surgery in New GI Studies
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 19, 2023
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Rise in number of unclaimed dead bodies used in medical schools
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: September 1, 2023
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Hold Ozempic before surgery to optimize patient safety?
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: June 20, 2023
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Nearly one in three patients with IBD affected by skin lesions
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: March 14, 2023
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AI-assisted colonoscopy in IBD: Not all it’s cut out to be?
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: March 14, 2023
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Mental health risks higher among young people with IBD
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: March 7, 2023