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Rajani Katta, MD discusses highlights from her lecture on Treating Obesity in Dermatology Patients a...

1. No clinically meaningful adverse changes in lab values were found in dupilumab OLE studies in adu...

While tirbanibulin has been shown to be tolerated and efficacious, studies show that at a year out t...

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James Jakub, MD discusses highlights from his lecture on Managing Melanoma, Trends in Melanoma, When...

Low Glycemic Load diet studies have shown improvement in acne management. Clascoterone's approval of...

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Jennifer Holman, MD, discusses highlights from her lecture on Surgical Techniques at the 2021 Elevat...

The newly approved SCULPTRA label has exciting implications for clinicians. Swiss pharmaceutical com...

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Treatment protocols of Merkel Cell Carcinoma margins have increased to 1 cm or more margin paired wi...

Joe Monroe’s first career was as a medical technologist, but by 1976 he had decided on a change and ...

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Laurice Ingram, PA-C, discusses his experience at the 2021 Elevate-Derm Conference at the Fairmont A...

MC can be treated with heat therapy. Heating the areas to 111 degrees F weekly for 12 weeks. Veregen...

As PAs and NPs, our professions encourage us to be lifelong learners. This not only inspires profess...

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Ted Rosen, MD, discusses highlights from his lecture on STDs During the Pandemic at the 2021 Elevate...

COVID toes tends to be more common in younger patients and in less severe cases.

The narrative in my clinic aligns with a topic that has dominated news feeds recently: employee turn...

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Brittany Craiglow, MD, discusses highlights from her lecture on Systemic Therapies in Pediatric Derm...

Face is Fabulous! Vitiligo of the face has a good prognosis; 70-80% of cases can repigment with trea...

There are so many challenges in today’s medical environment that make it increasingly difficult to s...

Unfortunately, it is common for PAs and NPs to feel a lack of respect in the workplace which can tri...

A potent oral anti-oxidants from a fern, Polypodium leucotomas, can be taken 240 mg TID for 12 weeks...

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Joslyn Kirby, MD, discusses highlights from her lecture on Acne and Rosacea Mimickers at the 2021 El...

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Elevate Derm’s Top Book Recommendations for 2022

Over the last 13 years, I have had the privilege and honor of serving 1000s of dermatology PAs and N...

The differential for hypopigmented lesions in black patients should include seborrhea, P. alba, tine...

Matthew - When and where did you start as a dermatology PA?

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Indications for food allergy testing in AD patients include: persistent disease despite optimized ma...