Dermatology News

Scabies and impetigo prevalence was reduced significantly with mass administration of ivermectin or permethrin in small Indian communities, according to a study.

As a physician trained in India, I saw the devastating impact of infectious diseases like TB, malaria and waterborne illnesses, and the profound difference public health interventions can have. That led to my career in global health.

LOS ANGELES — Healio is on-site again for IDWeek, which is being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from Oct. 16-19.

As kids return to school, the CDC has reminded the public that children with lice do not need to cut their school day short and be sent home early.

Even before I came to the United States to start my internal medicine residency, I had discovered that my calling was a career in infectious diseases.

Dermatologic surgery wounds that were exposed to water in the hours following surgery did not experience an increase in infection, hematoma or bruising, according to a study.

CMS included a new infectious disease consult add-on code as part of its proposed new fee schedule could help improve compensation for ID clinicians, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

ID is a dynamic field that is constantly changing. The types of infections we’re talking about today are different than what we may have been talking about 5 years ago. So, it’s intellectually stimulating and challenging.

While the art of tattooing has been present for centuries, the medical implications are only recently coming to light with modern medicine.