Dermatology

MAUI, HAWAII — The long-standing notion that visible light — such as lasers and fluorescent lamps, according to a 2015 report as well as computer screens and cell phones — of 400 nm to 700 nm in wavelength has no significant biologic effect on the skin may not be accurate, a speaker here at Maui Derm for Dermatologists 2020 said.

U.S. dermatology departments have a low proportion of underrepresented in medicine faculty, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Dermatology residency programs should address and help with barriers that nursing trainees face during their residency, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

NEW YORK — Infectious Diseases in Children Editorial Board Member Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children’s Hospital and vice chair of the department of dermatology at the University of California, San Diego, presented a live version of “Spot the Rash” at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium.

A discussion with the author of a study that found direct-to-consumer genetic tests had an “alarming” rate of clinical false-negative results for two limited variant screening tests — including the test for BRCA1 and BRAC2 — was last week’s top story in hematology/oncology.

SAN DIEGO — While encouraging patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus to use adequate sun protection, rheumatologists should be treating disease flares with more potent steroids then tapering off once other therapies are in progress, according to a presentation at the 2019 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

Numerous barriers prevent the common use of fungal preparations in the dermatology setting, such as the belief that clinical diagnosis is sufficient and the lack of a required Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment certification, along with the notion that it is difficult to obtain, according to recent survey findings.

Private equity-based dermatology practice consolidation increased at a mean rate of 65% each year from 2012 to 2017, according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in the current top story from August.

The American Academy of Dermatology supports the collaborative development of augmented intelligence that is designed and evaluated in a manner that enables the delivery of high-quality patient care, the AAD wrote in its augmented intelligence position statement.

A teledermatology program at the Cleveland Clinic resulted in a reduction in visits and diagnostic concordance comparable to previously reported findings, according to results published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.