Dermatology

About a quarter of patients with acne did not fill prescriptions, according to a survey published in JAMA Dermatology.

The King v. Burwell US Supreme Court decision yesterday means that people who could have lost mental health insurance coverage don't have to worry.

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies in all 50 states was greeted warmly by major healthcare associations and by Wall Street. However, the decision in King vs. Burwell also served to reignite debate over the healthcare law, and the challenges that remain 5 years after its passage.

One of the lead characters in the HBO smash hit Game of Thrones has been told by several characters: "You know nothing, Jon Snow." Unfortunately, a similar quote could be used to describe patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). At the very least, the quote could be modified to, "You know very little."

A promising study published online by Molecular Cell has found that a high level of a protein called H2A.Z.2 can activate growth-promoting genes in melanoma cells. Blocking the body's production of H2A.Z.2, either alone or in combination with medications, can not only block tumor growth, it can also kill melanoma cells.

Vitamin B12 has been shown to trigger pimple-promoting chemicals in even normal skin bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes).

The US Supreme Court has said residents of all 50 states are entitled to subsidies, regardless of whether they bought insurance through a federally run or state-run marketplace. The case centered on whether 2010's Affordable Care Act authorized subsidies to consumers who bought health insurance on non-state-run insurance marketplaces.

The potential link between oral erectile dysfunction medications and melanoma risk has been under scrutiny following publication of study results last year in the Journal of American Medical Association suggesting sildenafil use may be associated with an increased risk of developing melanoma.

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently announced they have discovered that an immune system protein, Absent in Melanoma 2 (AIM2), plays a role in determining the degree of aggressiveness of colon cancer.

Topical medications for skin ailments may be able to alleviate and reverse damage caused by multiple sclerosis.

A study that used data from the Danish Melanoma Group database shows the incidence of malignant melanoma has doubled during the past 25 years, despite targeted awareness campaigns and a focus within the dermatology community on early detection and treatment.

As summer quickly approaches, the products and procedures that claim to remove excess fat are seemingly endless. One of the latest trends – body sculpting treatments – is rapidly growing in popularity.

Sunscreen jargon may be proving to be too difficult to comprehend for many consumers.

Vitamin D insufficiency can be like the slippery suspect in a network procedural: It's probably up to no good on any number of counts, but pinning the crime on it with airtight evidence can still prove elusive.

The novel drug ixekizumab has been found to clear psoriasis symptoms, according to results from a clinical trial led by researchers from the University of Manchester.

Is the prevalence of undiagnosed PsA high enough to recommend dermatologists and other clinicians who treat patients with psoriasis to also screen those patients for psoriatic arthritis?

Researchers have identified a set of rules that determine which molecules can trigger immune system vulnerability to common autoimmune disorders like lupus and psoriasis.

Aerosol foam calcipotriol/betamethasone diproprionate (Enstilar/LEO Pharma) has been shown to successfully and rapidly relieve itchiness and improve itch-related sleep loss in patients suffering from psoriasis vulgaris (plaque psoriasis).

Results from a novel phase 3 study show treatment with adalimumab (Humira/AbbVie) produces favorable outcomes in young patients with plaque psoriasis.

This 25-year-old African-American man has had this papular rash for the last 2 years following a short haircut. Initially he had pustules, itching and inflammation but currently only has itching papules that are slowly enlarging. Triamcinolone 0.1% ointment has helped the itching. Past history and remainder of physical examination is noncontributory.

The FDA rightfully cracked down on compounding pharmacies under a 2013 law brought on by 64 deaths traced to contaminated drugs at a dirty compounding facility. But physicians are concerned the FDA's new powers could end in-office compounding for individual patients, a common practice in many medical specialities.

Data from the CDC show that only 14.3 percent of men and 29.9 percent of women report they regularly use sunscreen, even when they are outside in the sun for more than an hour.

A recent study compared patient education efforts using traditional websites with offerings that included automated online counseling for adolescent acne sufferers.

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that melanoma incidence rates in the US have doubled throughout the last three decades.

While most cases of shingles typically clear up in a matter of a few weeks, the condition has the ability to cause long-term problems.

Considering possible legal ramifications, an opinion piece published in JAMA Dermatology has urged universities to cut business ties with tanning salons.

In elderly patients who experience chronic, post-traumatic, lower-extremity ulcers, fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment was found to accelerate wound healing.

A study published online in JAMA Dermatology identified an increase in non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) incidents in the US as well as equal basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) occurrences among Medicare recipients.

Results from two clinical trials reported at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2015 highlighted the potential for immunotherapies nivolumab and pembrolizumab as treatment for advanced melanomas, according to Rene Gonzalez, MD, investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and director of the Melanoma Research Clinics at the CU School of Health, and study.

New strains of leishmania, a parasitic disease that starts with skin ulcers, are spreading. The CDC reports on an outbreak in a group of 24 scientists and warns US physicians to be alert for the infection in travelers returning from Latin America and South America. The destruction of the Amazon rain forest may be playing a role.