In my last 13 years of immersion in dermatology, I have often asked this simple yet elusive question of my superiors, my colleagues, and myself: Which patients need skin checks? As I peruse my ...

Last spring, I noticed an unusual mark on my torso that hadn’t been there before. It had a circular shape to it and was a bit darker than the rest of my skin. I showed it to my primary care physician ...

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Your skin, the largest organ of your body, acts as the outermost protective layer that safeguards you from external harmful pathogens, Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and pollutants. In addition, the skin ...

Dermatologists were more accurate than primary care physicians in diagnosing skin cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis that appears in JAMA Dermatology. According to the study ...

Perspective changes everything. Like every other recently graduated proto-dermatologist, I spent the morning of September 11 poring over the many lists of trivia that clutter our specialty. I glanced ...

Robert Reed’s visit to a suburban dermatologist’s office last year seemed ordinary: He was led into a small exam room with a scratchy paper-covered table, where the doctor inspected his skin and ...