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Dr. Meghna Gupta is considered as a standout among other Cosmetic Dermatologist in Delhi. Driving Delhi Skin Center from its two branches; one at South Delhi and another at Gurugram. She has mastery and…

In the quest to maintain youthful looking skin on the cheap, many are turning to derma rollers, a handheld device with tiny needles that puncture the skin and temporarily erase wrinkles. However, dermatologists are not fans…

Claire’s, the preteen fashion accessory and jewelry store, is under fire for selling make up with possible asbestos. The shopping mall staple is pulling makeup kits off the shelves after a Rhode Island six-year old girl purchased a lip gloss and eyeshadow kit that contained Termolite Asbestos, a mineral that can cause mesothelioma and other kinds of cancer.…

Parents are sharp medical photographers says a new study published in JAMA Dermatology. Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that 83 percent of photo-based diagnoses that were submitted by the patient’s…

A group of researchers at McMaster University have won the James Dyson Award for sKan, an inexpensive and compact skin cancer detection device. They’ll use their $40,000 prize to advance the prototype so that it will meet Food and Drug…

Pregnant Medicaid patients with melanoma are likely to wait over six weeks after their diagnosis until they’re able to get surgery. That’s according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), which found that patients with…

Celebrities with plastic surgery have drastically changed society beauty standards. Lip fillers, implants, and body contouring have become normalized procedures in Hollywood and for the stars of popular social media accounts. However, injecting silicone into the body in order to make us look a certain way isn’t healthy — a message that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

The structure of public healthcare systems has gone through a drastic transformation over the last three decades. In particular, there has been a momentous shift from physicians running solo practices to working exclusively in hospital settings.



In 1983, 76.1 percent of physicians ran their own solo practice. In 2014, that percentage had dropped to 50.8. That…

As the nationwide interest in becoming a physician assistant grows, so does the salary. According to a report from the National Commission of Physician Assistants, specialized physician assistants (PAs) earned on average over $104,000 in…

From conspiracy theories to cryptic memes, there’s a lot of confusing and strange information on Reddit that lead people to believe the opposite of the truth. The latest fallacy from the social media giant is a thread promoting the use of Vaseline to cure skin problems, in particular, …

Virtual diagnosis platforms continue to disrupt the dermatology industry, and MDLIVE, a massive telehealth service, is jumping on the bandwagon. In a partnership with lagnosis, a teledermatology system, they will launch a 24/7 virtual…

Some product manufacturers have a tendency to stretch the truth to the limitations of the law. However, eye cream might be the longest-running hoax in the beauty and cosmetics market. According to New York City-based dermatologist Fayne Frey, MD, those dainty…

Turmeric makes a regular appearance at juice bars and organic food stores; however, the spice’s medicinal properties are unknown to many. For thousands of years, people have been using the bright yellow-orange root to treat a wide range of dermatologic conditions. Practitioners use extracts of the plant to manage symptoms of skin cancer, psoriasis, and acne among other…

When it comes to spa services, many airports feature massage kiosks and nail salons, but these are small potatoes compared to what Incheon International Airport in South Korea plans to implement: a 2,500-square foot cosmetic surgery center.



South Korea is one of the top destinations for cosmetic treatments in the world, and just in the last year, 364,000 people…

Every year, more and more people want to change how they look. According to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), nearly 70 percent of consumers say they’re considering a cosmetic procedure. This is a 20 percent increase from a…

Four years ago, Gary Marder, MD, a dermatologist in west central Florida, was caught billing Medicare and TriCare for expensive treatments to treat benign conditions, such as warts and acne. Now, Marder faces charges of healthcare fraud, which…

As the aging population continues to grow, so does the need for more physicians. A 2015 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges found that the demand for doctors will increase 17 percent from 2013 to 2025. This means that the already dire…

Sheet masks have become a trending movement on Instagram, and celebrities like to entertain their followers with candid photos of their faces covered in the contour-forming white fabric. BioSensor Laboratories, a biotech startup based in Korea, is taking sheet masks to the next level by making them electric.

After six years of research, BioSensor Laboratories is…

Forty out of 49 authors of three American Academy of Dermatology guidelines did not report payments they received from pharmaceutical manufacturers mentioned in the guidelines they wrote, says a recent investigation published in JAMA Dermatology.…

There is an increasingly growing movement to provide more accessible dermatology services. With a nation-wide dermatologist shortage, technology has stepped in to provide faster results for perplexing skin conditions. YoDerm is one of the…