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One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. But the good news is that if caught and treated early, you’re very likely to survive a diagnosis. The five-year survival rate for patients who develop melanoma and have it detected early, for instance, is 98 percent. In order to check for potentially cancerous […]
Global climate change has taught us to make lifestyle changes, but there are still other health risk we’re just learning about now. Click here to read the full article.
Earlier this year, Outside magazine ran a story that went viral, thanks in part to its clickbait-y title “Is sunscreen the new margarine?” The writer argued that, based on nascent and controversial research that challenges North America’s current sun exposure guidelines, the sun’s mood-boosting power, and physical health benefits like reducing blood pressure, outweigh its dangers. […]
These folks are having fun in the sun — but they could be risking their health in the process. “Sunburn tattoos,” a body-modification trend that first tried to happen in 2015, is heating up for the summer 2019 season, according to a new Inked Mag report. It works like this: People place stencils on exposed skin and […]
Just as drivers can feel rusty navigating the roads after the first snowfall of the year, it can take a little while to remember to get into a sun-protection habit when winter turns to spring. In my clinic this month, I’ve noticed another sure sign of spring: sunburns and tan lines are showing up already. I […]
Long-term results from the phase 3 IMMhance study of risankizumab (Skyrizi) in patients with psoriasis indicated that a significant number of patients receiving risankizumab maintained complete skin clearance at week 94. “Results show that Skyrizi has the potential to provide long-term relief from the signs and symptoms of psoriasis,” said Marek Honczarenko, MD, PhD, vice […]
Most patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who received treatment with brodalumab experienced long-term rates of skin clearance at 120 weeks, according to extension results of AMAGINE-2. “The increased likelihood of achieving complete skin clearance associated with brodalumab may allow improvement of patient quality of life relative to other biologics associated with a lesser […]
Studies have been done to evaluate whether the skin will look better as it ages with a minimum of 8 yearly treatments with broadband light (BBL). With the help of Dr. Ping Chen, Dr. Michael Gold took the data a step further and conducted a study with 2,500 patients who had at least 3 or […]
One day last week a colleague and I had a difference of opinion. Her education was that sunscreen only broke down when exposed to the sun. My training told me that it breaks down naturally after application in 2-3 hours, no matter what. Well, this was something that needed to be addressed, as I […]
