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BLACK PATIENTS diagnosed by dermatologists with cutaneous sarcoidosis were significantly more likely to have unrecognized systemic organ involvement than were non-Black patients, according to a retrospective chart review of patients [...]

ASIAN AMERICANS with melanoma presented at a younger age but with higher rates of invasive disease and at later stages of disease, compared with non-Hispanic Whites, according to a secondary [...]

Patients with vitiligo have faced significant impacts psychosocially and in many cases, profound losses of identity--and they've had only minimal success with treatment, according to participants who spoke at and [...]

Black patients diagnosed by dermatologists with cutaneous sarcoidosis were significantly more likely to have unrecognized systemic organ involvement than were non-Black patients, according to a retrospective chart review of patients [...]

Roundly regarded as one of the founders of family medicine, G. Gayle Stephens, MD, gave his talk 'Family Medicine as Counterculture' at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine annual [...]

FROM NATURE MEDICINE Skin microbiome therapy to protect against Staphylococcus aureus in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) proved safe in a phase 1 randomized clinical trial that also demonstrated 'encouraging [...]

The article focuses on the complexities of multiple biologic failures in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), delving into various causes including genetic factors, immunologic elements, lower drug levels, gender differences, and associated comorbidities. Topics include declining effectiveness of biologics over time, genetic endotypes impacting treatment responses, variables influencing multiple biologic failures, and the impact of comorbidities on treatment outcomes in psoriasis and PsA.

The article focuses on psoriatic disease, particularly psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and the need for a diagnostic test and targeted treatments. It mentions researchers are working to better understand the underlying mechanisms and cellular interactions that lead to PsA, with efforts to define the transition from cutaneous psoriasis to PsA and develop a diagnostic test for early diagnosis.

The article focuses on a pilot study that explored the use of higher-than-approved induction doses of the interleukin-23 inhibitor risankizumab in patients with psoriasis to achieve long-term remission. It mentions the study found that a series of these high-dose treatments led to a significant level of complete skin clearance at week 52, suggesting a potential breakthrough in psoriasis treatment by targeting resident memory T cells dependent on IL-23.

The article focuses on a study revealing that children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are more likely to have positive patch test results for allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) compared to children without AD. It mentions this emphasizes the importance of considering ACD in children with AD, especially when they exhibit rashes in unusual locations or those that do not respond to standard treatments, and highlights the underdetection of ACD in this population.

Patient-reported outcomes should be the priority consideration for determining whether the three synthetic mesh devices currently available for transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in the anterior vaginal compartment [...]

WASHINGTON--With fluoride varnish treatments now on the Bright Futures periodicity schedule, reimbursement is attainable, and pediatricians can focus on integrating the 45- to 60-second procedure into their practices and strengthening [...]

The Fairfax Family Practice Comprehensive Concussion Center is an example of what dedicated physicians can accomplish when they undertake to improve upon an accepted medical approach to a health problem [...]

The Fairfax Family Practice Comprehensive Concussion Center is an example of what dedicated physicians can accomplish when they undertake to improve upon an accepted medical approach to a health problem [...]

FROM PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY Wound cultures from patients with the rare disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB) were most frequently positive for Staphylococcus aureus (SA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), and group A Streptococcus pyogenes [...]

Over half of surgeons who reported treating melanoma with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) are using the technique to treat invasive melanoma, according to a national cross-sectional survey of members of [...]

A NOVEL ALGORITHM for selecting patients who require treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) before undergoing bariatric surgery proved safe in a prospective cohort study. Screening for OSA is recommended [...]

A newly described uterine compression technique that uses simple supplies and does not require hysterotomy was successful in controlling postpartum hemorrhage in 16 of 18 (89%) women in two teaching [...]

BY CHRISTINE KILGORE FROM ACOG 2020 Combination therapy with relugolix, an investigational oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate effectively preserved bone mineral density (BMD) in two replicate phase [...]

Vaginal cleansing before cesarean delivery was successfully implemented --and significantly decreased the rate of surgical site infections (SSI)--in a quality improvement study done at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. [...]

Use of testicular sperm in nonazoospermic couples who had prior in vitro fertilization failure using ejaculated sperm appears to improve embryo development and rates of clinical pregnancy and live birth, [...]

FROM OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY The total number of hysterectomies performed during residency training has declined significantly since 2008, despite an increase in laparoscopic hysterectomies performed, according to a new analysis [...]

FROM PEDIATRICS As many as 1 in 20 youth run away from home each year, and you can play a critical role in identifying adolescents at high risk through confidential [...]

E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, the dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, and medical editor of Ob.Gyn. News, has spoken often in the newspaper's pages [...]

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM DPSG-NA 2017 WASHINGTON -- To predict macrosomia, fetal abdominal circumference is the best single measure to obtain on ultrasound, John C. Hobbins, MD, said at the biennial [...]