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Make the Diagnosis: Be Careful--Really Careful--With Heating Pads

A 38-year-old woman visited her doctor for discoloration that had developed on her trunk 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient

Sep 18, 2023
Image of a rash on a person's back
COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin'

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Sep 11, 2023
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy

Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing

Sep 05, 2023
A photo of a woman with skin allergy test patches on her back.
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations

Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list

Aug 29, 2023
A photo of two bottles of Eliquis tablets.
Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease

Aug 23, 2023
A photo of a circular hole in a man’s scalp after Mohs micrographic surgery
It's the Summer of Barbie ... Botox?

What's up with the neck-slimming procedure known as Barbie Botox?

Aug 18, 2023
A computer rendering of a transparent woman with a syringe above the trapezius muscles.
Make the Diagnosis: It’s a Painless Pink Nodule. How Bad Could It Be?

A 49-year-old woman visited her doctor concerned about a lesion that developed over her right toe within the last 4 weeks. Can you diagnose the patient?

Aug 16, 2023
Image of a big toe with a red crusted wound
Tool Predicts PsA Progression From Psoriasis, No Fancy Biomarkers Needed

New model estimates risk from routine clinical parameters

Aug 09, 2023
A photo of a woman’s hand and arm affected by psoriatic arthritis.
Woman Presents With Severe Pruritus on Both Arms

Symptoms have persisted for years, despite a variety of topical and systemic treatments

Aug 07, 2023
 A photo of a mature woman itching her arms.
Make the Diagnosis: Hyperpigmentation? Psoriasis? Or Something Else?

A 53-year-old man visited his doctor concerned about a spreading rash underneath his arms for the past 3 weeks. Can you diagnose the patient?

Jul 31, 2023
An image of a man's arm and chest with a rash
Elderly Man Develops Facial Plaque After Salivary Duct Carcinoma Diagnosis

Clinicians consider a number of differential diagnoses before making the call

Jul 31, 2023
A photo of a mature male physician looking at an x-ray of a person’s head and neck.
First Treatment for Demodex Blepharitis Wins FDA Approval

Lotilaner ophthalmic solution reduced eyelash collarettes, increased mite eradication

Jul 26, 2023
 FDA APPROVED lotilaner ophthalmic solution (XDEMVY) over a computer rendering of mites on eyelashes.
First Treatment Approved for Molluscum Contagiosum

Half of patients across two randomized trials had complete clearance of lesions

Jul 24, 2023
FDA APPROVED topical cantharidin (Ycanth) over a photo of a man’s skin affected by molluscum contagiosum
Young Man's Claw-Like Hands and Annular, Reddened Skin Plaques

Clinicians diagnose a notorious transmissible bacterial infection rarely seen in the U.S.

Jul 24, 2023
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