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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Two studies add to knowledge base of biosimilar use in psoriasis, HS
"This study concludes that, when switched to a biosimilar medication, patients do not have worse control of their psoriasis."
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Study aims to enhance understanding of ‘tremendously understudied’ prurigo nodularis
“If you encounter a patient with prurigo nodularis, it’s important to perform a screening for chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and liver disease...
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Data about COVID-19-related skin manifestations in children continue to emerge
Of 50 hospitalized children infected with COVID-19, 18 (36%) fulfilled criteria for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
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Despite new ichthyosis treatment recommendations, ‘many questions still exist’
“iPLEDGE does impose significant and financial barriers for our patients. More advocacy is needed to adapt that program for our patients.”
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What’s the future of telehealth? It’s ‘complicated’
“The problems are systemic, and they have to do with various factors: The portal, the equipment, Internet access, and inadequate or no health...
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Novel analysis quantifies the benefit of melanoma screening
“Further studies are needed to determine whether individuals without a family history of melanoma may benefit from whole-body screening, and...
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Children could become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by fall, expert predicts
If everything goes as planned,
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New analysis eyes the surgical landscape for hidradenitis suppurativa
“The influence of patient factors such as comorbidities and disease severity on surgical outcomes is unclear and is a potential area of future...
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Survey explores impact of pandemic on dermatologist happiness, burnout
“Work-life balance is the main thing that drives burnout,” Dr. Diane L. Whitaker-Worth said. “Over bureaucracy, over everything.”
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Vasodilatory medications found protective against rosacea
“We were very surprised to find that many of the agents we think of as vasodilators might actually be beneficial for rosacea.”
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Is it possible to classify dermatologists and internists into different patterns of prescribing behavior?
“Future work is needed to identify underlying factors associated with different prescribing phenotypes among both dermatologists and internists...
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Atopic dermatitis in children linked to elevated risk of chronic school absenteeism
The researchers also found that parents of children with AD versus those without AD had a higher prevalence of absenteeism from work.
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Fear, stigma can stymie the care of criminal justice-involved outpatients
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Atopic dermatitis, sleep difficulties often intertwined
For the management of insomnia, try behavioral approaches first.
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What drives treatment satisfaction among adults with atopic dermatitis?
Adults with AD and lower income, no health insurance, and multimorbidity had even lower treatment satisfaction.