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The patient had an advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) on the face that seemed to be affecting the facial nerve, ruling out aggressive surgery. When Mohs surgery failed to [...]

The lifetime cost of the new topical gene therapy Vyjuvek (beremagene geperpavec, formerly known as B-VEC) could be as much as $15-$22 million per patient, a figure that may give [...]

LOWER-EXTREMITY (LE) lymphedema increases the risk for all types of skin cancer on the lower extremities, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, [...]

A RECENT SURVEY FOUND that less than half of pharmacies in the Washington area had a 30-day supply of either 2.5-mg or 10-mg tablets of oral minoxidil, used for both [...]

BY THE END OF AUGUST 2022, overall use of mental health services was almost 40% higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, while spending increased by 54%, according to a new [...]

It's not a new drug--it's been available in topical form for hair loss since 1988 and was approved as an antihypertensive in 1979--but a low-dose oral form of minoxidil is [...]

BY THIS SUMMER, state employees in Florida covered by state group health insurance plans should have access to free annual skin cancer screenings. In March, legislation was unanimously passed by [...]

THE LIFETIME COST of the topical gene therapy Vyjuvek (beremagene geperpavec, formerly known as B-VEC) could be as much as $15-$22 million per patient, a figure that may give payers, [...]

While adults, many of whom don't meet the clinical definition of obesity, scramble to procure glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists for weight loss, pediatric obesity specialists said their young patients [...]

Jack S. Resneck Jr., MD, is not usually the loudest voice in the room, but when he speaks, his words carry a heft and an appeal that is straightforward and [...]

Claiming that both cosmetic and therapeutic uses of Botox and related products can lead to systemic iatrogenic botulism, Public Citizen is asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen [...]

LONG COVID can exacerbate existing mental health disorders or cause new-onset psychiatric symptoms, but mental illness does not cause long COVID, experts say. The consensus guidance statement on the assessment [...]

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has issued new consensus guidance on the assessment and treatment of neurologic sequelae in patients with long COVID, also known as postacute [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter sales of the overdose reversal agent Narcan (naloxone, Emergent BioSolutions). Greater access to the drug should mean more lives saved. However, [...]

A young woman is having her lip swabbed with an unknown substance, smiling, on the TikTok video. Seconds later, another young woman, wearing gloves, pushes a hyaluron pen against the [...]

The dermatologist had been in practice just a few years when he was approached by a private equity group. This was around 2015, when dermatology was just starting to buzz [...]

A new lawsuit seeking to force the Food and Drug Administration to act on a request to add stricter warnings to finasteride or remove it from the market may rekindle [...]

The latest results of the Monitoring the Future (MTF) longitudinal survey show that American adults are consuming marijuana and hallucinogens, vaping, and binge drinking at historic levels. 'In 2022, we [...]

A systematic review of nutritional supplements for hair loss finds that a wide range of the products have potential but that the studies could not provide definitive evidence of safety [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is alerting clinicians to be on the lookout for a severe antifungal-resistant form of tinea, as it was recently detected in two patients [...]

There is currently a national shortage of stimulant medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States, with no end in sight. The shortage began with a scarcity of Adderall in October 2022 and has now expanded to include other medications such as Focalin, Ritalin, and Vyvanse. The shortage is particularly challenging for individuals in rural or underserved areas with limited access to nearby pharmacies. The causes of the shortage are attributed to rising demand, manufacturers not using up their allocations, and issues with insurance coverage and pharmacy supply chains. [Extracted from the article]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new guidance for the development of therapeutics for early Alzheimer's disease. The guidance embraces the use of biomarkers and surrogate endpoints, which are considered reliable diagnostic tools for early stages of the disease. The Alzheimer's Association has expressed support for the FDA's revised draft guidance, particularly its encouragement of biologically based diagnostic criteria. The FDA aims to find a faster pathway to approval for therapies for early Alzheimer's disease, potentially shortening trial durations. [Extracted from the article]

In a unique Zoom conference, a number of detransitioners enumerated the ways they said the medical establishment initially failed them when they transitioned to the opposite gender, and again, when [...]

When Spencer Siedlecki got COVID-19 in March 2021, he was sick for weeks with extreme fatigue, fevers, a sore throat, bad headaches, nausea, and eventually, pneumonia. That was scary enough [...]

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Organon, the manufacturer of finasteride (Propecia) to add new language about the risk of suicidal ideation with use of the hair-loss drug to [...]

THE PERCENTAGE of physicians in the United States who are Black has increased only 4 percentage points in the past 120 years, and the number of Black male doctors has [...]

A follow-up look at an international registry suggests that some people may have persistent, long-lasting dermatologic manifestations --especially so-called 'COVID toes' --as a result of infection with or exposure to [...]

FOURTEEN MENTAL HEALTH organizations have formed a coalition to press federal and state officials to tackle the ongoing and growing mental health crisis that is accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic. The [...]

TikTok users seeking deep tans are employing a questionable method: spraying self-tanning products up their noses, and then laying out in the sun or in a tanning bed. Although nasal [...]

In the wake of its release on March 18, the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is drawing some criticism. The American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5-TR (Text Revision) which [...]

A public-private partnership, led by mental health advocate Patrick Kennedy and the head of the National Institute of Mental Health, Joshua Gordon, MD, PhD, wants urgent action to address the [...]

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS charge private insurers more than 300% above Medicare rates, a markup that is higher than that of 16 other specialties, according to a study released by the Urban Institute. [...]

SOME 30% of health care personnel who worked at the thousands of hospitals in the United States were still not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of mid-September, according to a [...]

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Health & Human Services has approved Colorado's request to require some private insurers in the state to cover gender-affirming care. The approval means transgender-related care must [...]

As evidence piles up documenting a sudden loss of smell and/or taste as a presenting symptom of COVID-19, the call to screen for these phenomena is growing. A number of [...]

Many U.S. endocrinologists are crying foul as a growing number of state lawmakers are attempting to enact legislation that would prohibit, and in some cases criminalize, medical treatment for minors [...]