Authors


Steven K. Grekin, DO, FAAD

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Addressing Causes of Female Hair Loss and Exploring Preventative Measures

This expert review explores the multifaceted causes of female hair loss—hormonal imbalances, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, aging, and oxidative stress—and explores non-pharmaceutical interventions.


Rebekah Bernard, MD

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5 Ways to Negotiate the Best Physician Employment Contract

There are simple tools that can help us achieve the best employment contract.


Meggie Soliman

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Breaking the High Tech/High Cost Connection to Support Better Health Equity

Health care costs continue to rise in this country. According to a study by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation, health care spending totaled $3.8 trillion in 2019, $11,582 per person.


Vishal Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS

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Key Takeaways on Advanced BCC Management

Panelists discuss how advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) management requires a nuanced approach, emphasizing the importance of early detection, multidisciplinary collaboration, personalized treatment strategies, and ongoing patient monitoring to optimize outcomes and quality of life.


Janice Schwartz

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Living With Pachyonychia Congenita: Patient Perspectives and Activism

The PC Project provides patients with access to the International PC Research Registry for clinical help with their rare and painful skin condition.


Linda Stocum, Associate Editor

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The Mainstream Patient: June 27

This week's edition of the Mainstream Patients features stories about FDA's latest approval, abortion, and more.


Rick Guidotti

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Finding “Positive Exposure”: Organization Promotes Diversity and Reframes Beauty

Session at the 2024 SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference helps clinicians reframe beauty and empower patients.


Allison Inserro

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How Useful Are Chargemasters for Price Transparency in Dermatology?

Chargemaster lists may encourage patients to shop around for services, but the authors of this report said the implications of this change for dermatology are not well-defined.


Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS

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Guidelines, Testing, and Future Directions in Urticaria

Understanding urticaria subtypes, from spontaneous to inducible, is key to crafting patient-specific management plans.



Duane Feger

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Embracing Value-Based Care

Six strategies for profitability with new payment models.


Karen Jacobson-Sive

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Breakthrough CRISPR/Cas9 Technique Achieves 95% Exon Deletion for Epidermolysis Bullosa Treatment

A new method using 2 single-guide RNA/Cas9 tools to target 3 specific COL7A1 gene segments with harmful mutations successfully removed up to 95% of those segments.


Mary Scoviak, Managing Editor

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Patch Effective in Extracting Transcriptomes for Precision Medicine in Psoriasis

Minimally invasive method outperformed tape stripping in a recent study.


Jodi Westfall, NP

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Treating Dermatological Conditions by Going Beyond the Skin

Jodi Westfall, NP, explains how she improves common skin conditions traditionally and from a metabolic perspective.


Angela Lamb, MD

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Gaps in Management of AD SOC Patients

Drs Angela Lamb, Omar Noor, and Neal Bhatia share what they consider to be the biggest gaps in care for patients with SOC: patient/provider education, building trust, and appropriate diagnosis of AD.


Carol Stryker

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6 Steps to Hiring Great Practice Staff

An expert details the ways to gain and retain new practice staff.


Joseph Zabinski, PhD, MEM

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Joseph Zabinski, PhD, MEM: Navigating the Future of AI in Skin Cancer Detection

Zabinski, vice president and head of commercial strategy and AI at OM1, discusses the evolving role of AI in dermatology, focusing on its potential and challenges in skin cancer detection.


Meghan Heberton, MD

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Oncodermatology: An Emerging Field

At the SPDA conference, Meghan Heberton, MD, told attendees about the importance of oncodermatology in patient care.


Chris Mazzolini

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Are AI assistants key to fixing physician burnout?

The results of physician trials led by the AAFP Innovation Lab are very promising.


Philip Mease, MD

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Study Explores Gaps in Patient-Doctor PsA Priorities

Researchers found that PsA patients prioritize fatigue, sleep issues, and uncertainty, often ranking them higher than doctors do.


Ashley Buehnerkemper

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Is PR a part of your marketing plan?

Ashley Buehnerkemper, director of marketing at VitalSkin Dermatology, discusses what steps you can take to make public relations an active piece of your practice marketing.


Kristine Kucera, PA-C, MPAS, DHS

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Quality of Life + Closing Thoughts

Mickey Bryson describes the impact of atopic dermatitis on his quality of life and family, and the session concludes with final reflections.


Rukiyah T. Van Dross-Anderson, PhD

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Innovative Melanoma Treatment Among NCInnovation's $5.2 Million Research Funding Recipients

Michelle Bolas and Rukiyah T. Van Dross-Anderson, PhD, discuss the significance of NCInnovations’ funding and the clinical impact of Van Dross-Anderson's research in patients with advanced melanoma.


Robert Kronemeyer

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Full Pipeline, Customized Diagnoses Expand Options for Rosacea

Challenges with overlaps in diagnosis and classification based on rosacea’s 4 subtypes are creating a new focus on features of the condition in each patient. A pipeline of new drugs awaiting FDA approvals could further expand options.



Anna De Benedetto, MD

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The Science of Atopic Dermatitis With Anna De Benedetto, MD

De Benedetto shares her expertise on new discoveries in the science of atopic dermatitis at RAD 2023.


Tammy Lemke

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How to get the right fit when hiring

Expert tips and techniques on the best ways to select, hire and retain the right people for your team.


Abby L. Allen, RN, NP

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Abby L. Allen, RN, NP: Update on Biologics for Atopic Dermatitis

What are some of the challenges and triumphs in using biologics for atopic dermatitis? Abby L. Allen, RN, NP, shares insights at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.



Ronda Farah, MD

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What’s New in Hair Loss Therapies and Exosomes?

Ronda Farah, MD, FAAD, reviews top hair loss pearls from her 5 sessions at AAD 2024.

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