Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Study Finds Link to Increased Risk for Bulimia, Binge Eating and HS
“Clinicians should actively screen for eating disorders,” particularly bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, in patients with HS,” the lead...
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ICD-10-CM Codes for CCCA, FFA Now Available
“This development represents a positive step toward improving care for individuals affected by these challenging conditions,” said Amy McMichael,...
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Study Finds Elevated Skin Cancer Risk Among US Veterans
Compared with nonveterans, veterans were more likely to have been diagnosed with skin cancer at some point in their lives.
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Study Compares Punch Excision vs. Core Excision for Recalcitrant Keloids
The method “offers similar efficacy, faster healing, and fewer complications,” one of the study authors said.
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FDA Approves OnabotulinumtoxinA for Improving Platysma Bands
The company cited results from phase 3 clinical studies, which demonstrated statistical significance for the improvement in appearance of platysma...
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A Dermatologist’s Tips for Supporting LGBTQ Youth
Dermatologists have a unique opportunity to transform the healthcare landscape for LGBTQ children and adolescents, according to Dr. Markus Boos....
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Wrinkles, Dyspigmentation Improve with PDT, in Small Study
“Our study helps capture and quantify a phenomenon that clinicians who use PDT in their practice have already noticed,” said Luke Horton, MD.
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Study Evaluates Safety of Benzoyl Peroxide Products for Acne
“Our research provides the first experimental evidence that cold storage can help reduce the rate of benzoyl peroxide breakdown into benzene.”
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Pulsed Dye Laser a “Go-To Device” Option for Acne Treatment When Access to 1726-nm Lasers Is Limited
In a real-world study of PDL therapy in 15 adult women with recalcitrant acne, inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesion counts were significantly...
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Mycosis Fungoides: Measured Approach Key to Treatment
Topical/skin-directed therapies are best for early-stage disease or in combination with systemic therapies in advanced disease, according to Dr....
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Aspects of the Skin Microbiome Remain Elusive
Genetics affects the skin microbiome considerably. Individuals with autoimmune predispositions have different microbiota compared with those who...
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New Options for Treating Atopic Dermatitis Available, and in Development
The current pipeline for AD includes 39 injectable medications, 21 oral agents, and 49 topicals, according to the National Eczema Association.
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Expert Warns of Problems with Large Language Models in Dermatology
“LLMs “are not trained for accuracy; they are trained initially as a next-word predictor on large bodies of tech data.”
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FDA Approves IL-13 inhibitor for Atopic Dermatitis
Approval was based on results from ADvocate 1, ADvocate 2, and...
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Acne: Positive Outcomes Described With Laser Treatment
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