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Is Age a Risk Factor for Lymph Node Positivity in Melanoma? Certain patients with thin melanomas aren't recommended for sentinel lymph node biopsy, but a study suggests that they should be.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 04, 2017
A Promising New Treatment for Vitiligo? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews a proof-of-concept study of a JAK inhibitor that holds potential for the treatment of vitiligo.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 12, 2017
How Are Rosacea and Migraines Connected? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews the literature on the link between rosacea and migraine.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 17, 2017
Sunscreen or Sun Screen? In light of myths and concerns about sunscreen, Dr Lipper reviews whether natural alternatives are effective.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 21, 2017
Are We Overtreating Severely Dysplastic Nevi? Even with negative margins, most severely dysplastic nevi are re-excised. Is this necessary or overtreatment?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 21, 2017
How Should Physicians Respond to Latest Alopecia Research? Dr Lipper discusses evidence and strategy for treating patients with alopecia areata.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 17, 2017
Pretty Baby: Propranolol for Noncritical IH? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews an important study on infantile hemangiomas and discusses a potential new protocol for noncritical cases.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 05, 2017
Could Treating Psoriasis Slow CAD Progression? Dr Lipper summarizes a new study that included adults with severe psoriasis who were treated with biologics.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 17, 2016
Does Dairy Cause Acne? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews a large case-control study that examined the link between acne and milk consumption in teenagers.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 02, 2016
Which Psoriasis Biologics Have the Best Response Rates? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews a retrospective observational study that sought to find out how long patients stayed on a biologic drug they were taking to treat psoriasis.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 04, 2016
Does Vismodegib for BCC Increase Risk for Subsequent SCCs? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews a new paper that evaluated the risk of developing a non-BCC malignancy after treatment with a smoothened inhibitor.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 29, 2016
Should Rosacea Patients Be Screened for Autoimmune Diseases? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews a population-based case-control study that explored the link between rosacea, type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 20, 2016
Is Testing Needed Before Treating Onychomycosis With Terbinafine? Does it still make sense to order confirmatory testing prior to treating onychomycosis with oral terbinafine?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 19, 2016
Do Acne Patients on Isotretinoin Need Monthly Blood Tests? Dr Graeme Lipper reviews the results of a new meta-analysis.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 14, 2016
Is the Atopy/Anemia Link in Children Real? A consistent association between atopy and anemia has implications for monitoring affected children for anemia.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 24, 2015
Psoriasis and Migraine: What's the Connection? A disease severity-dependent increased risk for migraine in psoriasis and increased risk for new-onset migraine in psoriatic arthritis could be mediated by the usual suspects--proinflammatory cytokines.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 25, 2015
Biologic Therapy in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Dr Graeme Lipper summarizes a meta-analysis that grades the evidence for ongoing laboratory monitoring in patients on biologic therapy.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 27, 2015
Time to Revise the FDA Black Box Warning for TCIs? Dr Graeme M. Lipper summarizes the results of a recent study that assessed the risk for malignancy in children who used intermittent pimecrolimus 1% cream to treat their atopic dermatitis.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 24, 2015
How Common Is a Subsequent Keratinocyte Carcinoma Diagnosis? Dr Graeme M. Lipper summarizes the results of a study examining patients diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 26, 2015
Comparable Results for Skin Infection Treatments Dr Graeme M. Lipper summarizes the results of a study comparing clindamycin and TMP-SMX.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 04, 2015

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