6 Steps to Prepare Yourself for Clinical Trials
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The practice of dermatology offers many avenues to expand one’s professional horizons and skills: surgical and/or cosmetic specialization, dermatopathology and pediatric dermatology, to name a few. One such area of sub-specialization is clinical research, namely pharmaceutical company-sponsored clinical trials. This is the process whereby new medications are tested prior to approval by the FDA, …
The practice of dermatology offers many avenues to expand one’s professional horizons and skills: surgical and/or cosmetic specialization, dermatopathology and pediatric dermatology, to name a few. One such area of sub-specialization is clinical research, namely pharmaceutical company-sponsored clinical trials. This is the process whereby new medications are tested prior to approval by the FDA, … Continue reading "6 Steps to Prepare Yourself for Clinical Trials"
A patient presents with this lesion shown in the image. Which of the following are true?
A.) The patient has lymphangioma circumscriptum.
B.) The patient likley will develop renal and cardiac failure.
C.) The patient should be refered for genetic counceling for accumulation of glycosphingolipids.
D.) An excisional biopsy should be taken
E.) They are commonly related to trauma and requir … 
In the last delivery of my Media Relations in Dermatology series, I covered how to develop a media pitch. So now that you’ve landed a media interview about dermatology, you are probably wondering what's next. Just like in job interviewing, the trick is to be prepared. Developing key messages helps you determine in advance the main message you want to communicate and its supporting facts. These a … 
Prevention wrote an article recently about a new popular skin treatment among celebrities -- LED light therapy masks. So how should you respond if a patient asks about this treatment?
For an expert opinion, I consulted Jeremy A. Brauer, MD, clinical associate professor in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU School of Medicine.
What is your opinion on the effectiveness o … 
My two-year-old nephew is a talker, and he will talk to anyone who is willing to listen. “I have a big red truck.” “That’s delicious.” “Uncle Bobby, sing that song.”
But of all the words he knows, his favorite word, as with any two-year-old, is simple – “No.”
“Do you want to eat dinner?”
“No.”
“Do you want to take a nap?”
“No.”
“Can Uncle Bob … 