Melanoma Mortality Drops Where Dermatologists Are in High Supply: Read the Data New data shows a powerful link: the more dermatologists in your area, the lower your risk of dying…
Cylindrocarcinoma: Could Mohs Surgery Be the Clear-Cut Winner? Cylindrocarcinoma—a rare malignant offshoot of benign cylindromas—poses a surgical challenge due to its potential for recurrence and metastasis. While traditional excision has…
Sonidegib for laBCC: A Neoadjuvant Game Changer? Neoadjuvant Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors (HPIs) are reshaping the approach to locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC), but tolerability remains a concern. A recent…
A Spotlight on Skin Health As February unfolds, so does an important reminder—this month is National Cancer Prevention Month. For dermatologists, it's a time to reinforce awareness, education, and proactive…
Featured Podcast Cancer has met its match with the rise of new targeted therapies. However with the expanding cancer busting armament comes with the baggage of new and emerging cutaneous…
JDD Article Highlights Lentigo maligna (LM) and its more invasive form, lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM), are increasingly on dermatologists' radar, especially for elderly patients with sun-damaged skin. Historically, the treatment…
By Allison Sit The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is joining with other specialties in speaking out about cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025. The physician services…
by Allison Sit Managed Healthcare Executive and Healio both wrote about a JDD study on the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority groups in vitiligo research. The study, “Racial and…
by Allison Sit Health Day and Healio wrote about a June JDD study on skin cancer rates in rural areas. The study, “Rural Health Disparities in Skin Cancer Amplified Among…
By Allison Sit Researchers at NYU Langone Health are warning of new and highly contagious forms of ringworm or jock itch. Two recently published studies address two species of fungi…
By Allison Sit Researchers in the U.K. are part of an international team conducting a phase III clinical trial of a melanoma mRNA vaccine. The study assesses the efficacy of…
by Allison Sit Three studies from the May issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology are already making news. Healio wrote about a skincare regimen that can address adverse…