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VIDEO: Consider alopecia ‘camouflage kits’ to boost patients’ self-esteem
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – Keeping a box filled with a list of hairpiece vendors, cosmetic powders, and other resources in the office can help address the...
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New 52-week EASI, pruritus data strengthen case for dupilumab in adult atopic dermatitis
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – How can dupilumab improve symptoms and quality of life for patients with AD?
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VIDEO: Tips, tricks, and pearls for keloid scar steroid injections
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – Choosing the appropriate scars to treat and setting patient expectations are only the beginning when treating keloids.
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VIDEO: Working with alopecia patients’ insurers when using novel therapies
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – Part of treating patients with alopecia areata is trying to obtain insurance coverage for promising treatments and screening for other...
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VIDEO: Grading tools help set alopecia treatment expectations and monitor progress
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – Two clinical hair loss assessment tools can help physicians set treatment expectations for women with androgenetic alopecia, and more....
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Physicians need to take hyperhidrosis in teens seriously
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – Why don't physicians help teens with excessive sweating?
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Teletriage app reduced skin specialty care wait times
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – A smartphone app helps cut dermatology specialist visit wait times in an underserved urban clinic, and helps make treatment plans more...
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VIDEO: Don’t overlook psychosocial concerns of vitiligo patients
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – There are ways to assess the psychosocial needs of patients with vitiligo.
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CIMPASI-1 and -2 show certolizumab pegol benefits patients with severe plaque psoriasis
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- Whitney McKnight
ORLANDO – Results from two phase III trials indicated the tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor certolizumab pegol led to significant improvements...
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Data collection urged on patients treated with talk therapy
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- Whitney McKnight
Dr. Robert Michels says talk therapy is “exquisitely helpful” for some patients and encouraged clinicians to collect data on those outcomes.
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Expert to psychiatrists: Collaborative care is here to stay
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- Whitney McKnight
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – With ongoing disputes over the ACA, will psychiatrists and primary care physicians be deterred from collaboration? .
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Sarcoidosis doubles hospitalized infection risk
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- Whitney McKnight
Sarcoidosis was associated with double the risk of hospitalization due to infection in a population-based cohort study that also found the use of...
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Inactivated hepatitis A vaccine shows promise in 5-year study
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- Whitney McKnight
Can an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine increase HAV resistance in children?
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Watch and wait often better than resecting in ground-glass opacities
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- Whitney McKnight
The authors of a new long-term follow-up care study say higher detection rates of ground-glass opacity lesions should not necessarily equate with...
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Maternal mental health: New consensus on optimal care
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- Whitney McKnight
New recommendations offer ob.gyns. guidance on improving maternal mental health using depression and anxiety screening.