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At Penn State College of Medicine, dermatology residents and students from the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering are collaborating to develop a swift and accurate total body skin exam to spot and prevent skin cancer.

Jeffrey Miller, MD, chair of the Department of Dermatology, realized the need for a whole skin assessment…

With self-injection…

Following is Part II: Advice for Medical Students Applying to Dermatology Residency, an interview with Jennifer Huang, MD - Attending Physician, Dermatology Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School. Michael Chang, a Harvard medical school student, conducted the interview. …

More patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are seeking help from primary care physicians rather than dermatologists, a trend that only highlights the need to expand dermatology services for AD sufferers.

AD is very common among patients in the United States, reportedly…

Med spa enthusiasts and beauty nerds are excited about dermaplaning, the latest skincare trend to sweep dermatologists’ offices. The procedure involves a surgical scalpel to remove dead skin and vellus…

On March 25, 2019, the inaugural UPMC Dermatology Brigade set out to Tegucigalpa, Honduras with nine large boxes of medical supplies in tow, breaking ground as the first ever dermatology brigade to serve in Honduras. Months of preparation from applying to various grants, gathering over $12,000 in medical supplies, and preparing…

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has recently opened up a dermatology clinic specifically geared to address and treat patients of color.

Jenna Lester, MD, founded the “skin of color” clinic with the intention of creating an environment where people of color…

Prejuvination has become a staple term in millennial vocabulary. However, according to Dermatology Times, the practice has generated conflicting opinions among…

Written by Chen (Amy) Chen, M.D.

Dr. Chen (Amy) Chen is a dermatology resident at the UCSF School of Medicine Department of Dermatology and a graduate of Harvard Medical School and Harvard College.

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How to Prepare For Dermatology Residency

This month, thousands of medical students across the country found out their match results and learned about their future specialties and…

Smoking has always posed an array of long-term adverse side effects, and a new study from the University of Leeds only adds to the list of detrimental…

Women who suffer from acne might have delayed signs of skin aging than those who never had acne, according to a research letter published in the…

Social media could serve as a key tool for preventing burnout, marketing services, and promoting healthy skin care practices, according to a recent paper…

The Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) has recently launched the Total Women’s Health Through the Dermatology Gateway, a program that aims to teach dermatologists about how to approach women’s skin health through a…

Joseph C. English, III, MD has been a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Dermatology since 2003 and is currently the Medical Director of UPMC North Hills Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Director of the UPMC Teledermatology Program. He has served as the Medical Director of the UPMC…

The number of plastic surgery procedures has skyrocketed in recent years, and according to a survey from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), there were…

Rosacea patients are turning to “horse paste,” a veterinary ivermectin medication used to kill parasites in horses, to cure themselves of the skin condition.

Horse paste contains ivermectin, the same active ingredient as Soolantra, a Food and Drug Administration-approved…

Social media could be an effective and easy resource for recruiting participants for randomized controlled dermatology trials, according to a study…

As temperatures continue to plummet in the Midwest and the region struggles to help residents survive the historic polar vortex, it’s important to be conscious of how the deep freeze can impact our skin health. Here are some conditions to be aware of in dangerously low temperatures.

Winter…

Dermatologists are prescribing fewer antibiotics overall; however, antibiotic use for dermatologic surgery procedures has increased, according to a study recently published…

Eczema is more commonly found in white, non-Latino populations with low vitamin D levels than in other populations, according to a study recently published in…