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 compares pulse vs. continuous therapy for dermatophyte toenail onychomycosis
“In both therapies, it may be that residual spores that have not been eliminated by the end of therapy are left to germinate, possibly...
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Study spotlights the skin microbiome’s evolving nature
The increase in skin microbiome diversity observed in the children is likely due to a variety of factors, including inherent growth and...
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Results from two phase 3 trials of bimekizumab unveiled
Bimekizumab selectively inhibits IL-17A and IL-17F, two key cytokines that drive inflammation and tissue damage across multiple diseases.
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Clinicians urged to use CURE ID to report COVID-19 cases
A total of 65 repurposed drugs have been identified as potential treatments for the virus, including 15 drugs with 10 or more cases.
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Former smokers using e-cigarettes at risk for cigarette smoking relapse
“Determining pharmacologic, behavioral, or some other explanation for these findings may require laboratory-based research,” the authors wrote.
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Low IgG levels in COPD patients linked to increased risk of hospitalization
“Our results raise the possibility that, in select COPD patients, IgG replacement therapy may be effective in reducing the risk of COPD...
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Latest from ISCHEMIA: Worse outcomes in patients with intermediate left main disease on CCTA
Patients in the ISCHEMIA trial with intermediate LMD identified by coronary CT angiography had more procedural MIs, but fewer later ones.
Aesthetic Dermatology
Authors of picosecond laser review predict more widespread use of the technology
“Future directions may include the development of even shorter pulse durations, improvements in fractionation method and delivery, and exploration...
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Immunotherapy, steroids had positive outcomes in COVID-19–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome
“Incomplete forms of Kawasaki disease occur in infants who may have fever as the sole clinical finding, whereas older patients are more prone to...
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With massive reach, telemedicine transforms STEMI care in Latin America
“If I am able to guide a patient in Mexico from Bogotá, Colombia, it should be easy to guide a patient from Miami who’s presenting in Zambia,” Dr...
Aesthetic Dermatology
Experts recommend slow, steady approach to reopening laser and cosmetic surgery practices
“This is not the time for shortcuts,” Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover said.
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With life in the balance, a pediatric palliative care program expands its work to adults
“It brings up feelings like I had after 9/11 – a unified approach to surviving this as people, as a community, the idea that ‘we will get through...
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In COVID-19 era: Infusion centers shuffle services
At the infusion centers operated by the ...
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Primary care physicians reshuffle their work, lives in a pandemic
“Our knowledge of this disease is five steps behind, and changing at lightning speed,” said Dr. MaryAnn Dakkak.