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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What influences a trainee’s decision to choose pediatric dermatology as a career?
Fellows with additional pediatric training such as an internship or residency were not more likely to see a greater percentage of pediatric...
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Eczema causes substantial burden for many infants and preschoolers
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Eczema severity, time spent on management strongly associated with overall disease burden
Correlations between specific impact domains such as sleep, cognitive thinking, and physical activity and overall AD impact scores in the study...
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Ruxolitinib found to benefit adolescents with vitiligo up to one year
The manufacturer has submitted an application for approval to the FDA in patients ages 12 years and older, based on 24-week results.
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Study explores gender differences in pediatric melanoma
Male gender independently increased mortality, even after adjustment for confounding variables such as stage at diagnosis.
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Combo of excision, cryosurgery found to benefit keloid scar outcomes
Intramarginal excision (shaving) of a keloid scar followed by an immediate single session of contact cryosurgery was associated with significantly...
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Study provides consensus on lab monitoring during isotretinoin therapy
The recommendations “provide a framework for management of a typical, otherwise healthy patient being treated with isotretinoin for acne,” the...
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Current monkeypox outbreak marked by unconventional spread, clinical features
Dermatologists may be the first point of contact for a person infected with the monkeypox virus.
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Using the skin to probe within: the promise of intradermal microdialysis
“The hope is that we can intervene with things like dietary and exercise interventions early on to mitigate this progression to avert...
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FDA approves dupilumab for children with eczema aged 6 months to 5 years
The approval makes dupilumab the first biologic available in the United States to treat atopic dermatitis in this age group.
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Pending further study, caution recommended in treating vitiligo patients with lasers, IPL
“We recommend using conservative settings, not to treat active vitiligo patients ... and to perform test spots prior to treating large areas,” Dr...
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What’s ahead for laser-assisted drug delivery?
Efforts are underway to compare the pattern of drug distribution with different modes of delivery.
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Can lasers be used to measure nerve sensitivity in the skin?
A device is being developed that uses an erbium laser to conduct in vivo exposures, records each subject’s perception of stimulus, and maps the...
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Adjunctive confocal microscopy found to reduce unnecessary skin excisions
The findings “are not yet applicable to general dermatology across the world, as the authors comment, given that reflectance confocal microscopy...
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Pilonidal disease, other conditions may benefit from laser treatment
In one study, the rate of cyst recurrence was significantly lower in the laser hair removal plus surgery group, compared with the surgery only...