Patient Buzz: Do Collagen Supplements Work?
InStyle/Yahoo! Lifestyle and WebMD recently published articles on collagen supplements for skin health. But does research support their use?
For an expert opinion, I consulted Margit Juhász, MD, dermatology resident at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Juhász is an author of a 2019 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology study on the topic.
What is the theory behind collagen supplements …
InStyle/Yahoo! Lifestyle and WebMD recently published articles on collagen supplements for skin health. But does research support their use?
For an expert opinion, I consulted Margit Juhász, MD, dermatology resident at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Juhász is an author of a 2019 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology study on the topic.
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This year at the 17th Annual Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference (ODAC), Dr Amy McMichael presented the audience with new pearls of advice on how to approach and diagnose complex medical dermatology cases in patients with skin of color. During her session, she addressed the important need for providers to be able to recognize disease in patients of all races. The majority of the glob … 
Dr. Yasmine Kirkorian, Interim Chief of Dermatology at Children's National Health System and Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, summarizes recent controversies in the field of pediatric dermatology regarding the usage of systemic therapies in children.
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Over 350 years Dr. Samual Hafenreffer first defined itch as the “unpleasant sensation that provokes a person to scratch”. Pruritus has been challenging to treat ever since. Pruritus is complicated, and it’s often hard to know where to start when a patient has a chief complaint of itching. Thankfully, Dr. Friedman gave the audience some practical tips for diagnosing and treating pruritus at t … 
Next Steps in Derm author, Dr. Anna Chacon, searched the journals so that you don’t have to! She reports on important take-aways from different dermatology journals for the months of January, February, and March of 2019.
It is key to keep in mind that “important” is subjective and what is contained in this review is one person’s view of what should be remembered from these months of the … 