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Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have been shown to diagnose skin lesions with impressive accuracy in experimental settings. The majority of the literature to date has compared AI and dermatologists as opponents in skin cancer diagnosis. However, in the real-world clinical setting, the clinician will work in collaboration with AI. Existing evidence regarding the integration of such AI diagnostic tools into clinical practice is limited. Human factors, such as cognitive style, personality, experience, preferences, and attitudes may influence clinicians' use of AI. In this review, we consider these human factors and the potential cognitive errors, biases, and unintended consequences that could arise when using an AI skin cancer diagnostic tool in the real world. Integrating this knowledge in the design and implementation of AI technology will assist in ensuring that the end product can be used effectively. Dermatologist leadership in the development of these tools will further improve their clinical relevance and safety.

Antisemitism, the hatred of or prejudice against Jews, was a core component of the Nazi regime's ideology. We review the chronology of events against the Jews and Jewish physicians in Germany and their conquered territories from 1933 to 1945. The complicit role that German physicians played in these events and the devastating impact on Jewish dermatologists and our specialty will be recounted. Finally, we will address the antisemitism in the United States during that same approximate period and now. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the case of a 23-year-old woman who developed a changing pigmented lesion on her right upper back. Topics discussed include the patient's previous use of self-injected unlicensed s.c. melanotan-II over a 1-month period, the side effects of melanotan, and evidence that the woman had an inflamed, moderately dysplastic and predominantly dermal compound naevus. Also mentioned are concerns raised by dermatologists about the unregulated use of melanotan-II in Australia.