Articles for Dermatology

Want Fewer Morning Aches? You Might Need to Change the Way You Sleep
Want Fewer Morning Aches? You Might Need to Change the Way You Sleep

Whether you're a back, side or stomach sleeper, medical professionals explain how to position your body to guard against neck cricks, shoulder aches and other body pain and soreness.

NPR
Oct 13
Can Vitamin D Supplements Really Slow Aging, as a Recent Study Suggests?

Vitamin D linked to healthier ageing through DNA protection, but experts caution against high-dose supplements.

The Conversation
Oct 13
We Are Driving People Straight Into the Arms of the Wellness-Industrial Complex
We Are Driving People Straight Into the Arms of the Wellness-Industrial Complex

Social media is filled with health content ranging from useful workout tips to dubious claims about curing diseases through diet. How do we cut through the noise?

Op-Med
Oct 13
The Following Are 5 Things I Wish My Younger Self in Medicine Knew
The Following Are 5 Things I Wish My Younger Self in Medicine Knew

Dr. Sulagna Misra shares 5 things she wished her younger self knew, and that she can now confidently share with others in her field.

SoMeDocs
Oct 08
The Unfair War on Buprenorphine
The Unfair War on Buprenorphine

A physician explains why buprenorphine, a life-saving opioid addiction medication, is being unfairly maligned by misinformation and fear from the pain community.

KevinMD
Oct 08
Ousted FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Is Returning to the Agency
Ousted FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Is Returning to the Agency

A Food and Drug Administration official who stepped down less than two weeks ago is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator. Dr.

AP News
Oct 08
Parents Are Flocking to Natural and ‘Clean Medicine’ Brands. Medical Experts Are Worried
Parents Are Flocking to Natural and ‘Clean Medicine’ Brands. Medical Experts Are Worried

Parents are flocking to natural and "clean medicine" brands for Tylenol alternatives and more,...

STAT
Oct 07
From Erectile Dysfunction to Weight Loss, How Telehealth Got Hooked on Drug-First Thinking
From Erectile Dysfunction to Weight Loss, How Telehealth Got Hooked on Drug-First Thinking

Marketing of on-demand telehealth prescriptions has rapidly become a constant presence for American consumers

STAT
Oct 07
Psychiatrists Call for RFK Jr. To Be Replaced as Health Secretary
Psychiatrists Call for RFK Jr. To Be Replaced as Health Secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

NPR
Oct 07
As NIH Launches New Autism Research Effort, the Focus Is on Environmental Factors
As NIH Launches New Autism Research Effort, the Focus Is on Environmental Factors

The NIH is making a $50 million bet: Understanding environmental factors will help researchers better understand why some people have autism.

STAT
Oct 04
If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help?
If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help?

Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond...

UC San Francisco
Oct 04
Wildfire Smoke Could Kill Over 5,000 Californians a Year by 2050, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Could Kill Over 5,000 Californians a Year by 2050, Study Shows

New research from Stanford University estimates an increase to as many as 70,000 annual deaths across the U.S. from wildfire smoke as climate change...

KQED
Oct 04
I Run into Patients in Public All the Time. It’s Not Always Easy
I Run into Patients in Public All the Time. It’s Not Always Easy

Now that I'm five years into practice, there are days I do not leave the house without seeing someone I have cared for, everywhere from the grocery store to the dentist.

Op-Med
Oct 03
Low-Dose Aspirin: The Safest Prophylactic Approach for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Following Total Hip Arthroplasty Across All Risk Profiles

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a major concern following total hip arthroplasty (THA). While multiple agents are used for chemoprophylaxis, the 2022 International...

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Oct 02
Defining the True Risk of Septic Arthritis Following Large Joint Corticosteroid Injections
Defining the True Risk of Septic Arthritis Following Large Joint Corticosteroid Injections

Septic arthritis (SA) is a rare but serious complication of corticosteroid joint injections (CSI) that can lead to joint damage and possible mortality. There is limited research defining ...

PM&R
Oct 02
Rectal Diclofenac Versus Indomethacin for Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (DIPPP): A Multicentre, Double-Blind, Randomised, Controlled Trial

Recent meta-analyses suggested diclofenac may be superior to indomethacin in preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). The aim of our study was to compare the efficacy of 100 mg rectal indomethacin versus...

Gut
Oct 02
A New Drug Drug Might Put Crohn’s Disease Into Remission

This proof-of-concept study showed that tulisokibart is potentially efficacious in moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and...

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Oct 02
AI, Meet Physician Creativity
AI, Meet Physician Creativity

I'll always remember the year 2025 as the one where I began to wonder if I had been replaced by a robot.

Op-Med
Oct 02
As Ambient Scribes Face Off, Doximity Lures Doctors with a Free Option
As Ambient Scribes Face Off, Doximity Lures Doctors with a Free Option

Doximity offers a free ambient scribe for physicians, NPs, and PAs. Get startedhere.

STAT
Oct 02
Study Recommends Alternative Terms to Problematic Orthopaedic Slang

Medical slang is commonly used in the orthopaedic community to improve communication, enhance team...

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
Oct 02