Volume 22 - Issue 2 - February 2014
Cover Story
02/18/2014
Advances in immunosuppressive therapies have resulted in enhanced survival among organ transplant recipients (OTRs). As a result of a growing population of immunosuppressed patients with prolonged survival, it is imperative that the...
Advances in immunosuppressive therapies have resulted in enhanced survival among organ transplant recipients (OTRs). As a result of a growing population of immunosuppressed patients with prolonged survival, it is imperative that the...
Advances in immunosuppressive...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
02/19/2014
The recently launched virtual dermatology platform, Dermatologist -OnCall is designed to aid board-certified dermatologists in providing their patients with a diagnosis and treatment plan including counseling on the condition through a secure...
The recently launched virtual dermatology platform, Dermatologist -OnCall is designed to aid board-certified dermatologists in providing their patients with a diagnosis and treatment plan including counseling on the condition through a secure...
The recently launched virtual...
02/19/2014
The Dermatologist
02/18/2014
Dermatologists who pay large amounts of income taxes should be aware that the passing of The American Taxpayer Relief Act added complexity to making financial decisions and determining tax liability. For joint filers with modified adjusted...
Dermatologists who pay large amounts of income taxes should be aware that the passing of The American Taxpayer Relief Act added complexity to making financial decisions and determining tax liability. For joint filers with modified adjusted...
Dermatologists who pay large...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
02/18/2014
Researchers say understanding the mechanisms at work will lead to more targeted therapies.
Researchers say understanding the mechanisms at work will lead to more targeted therapies.
Researchers say understanding...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
Department
Derm Dx
02/18/2014
Figure 1. Close-up of patient’s mouth at initial presentation.
An 8-year-old girl presented with a history of recent appearance of scaly lesions on her lower lip. Her mother reports that these began to appear approximately 10 days prior to...
Figure 1. Close-up of patient’s mouth at initial presentation.
An 8-year-old girl presented with a history of recent appearance of scaly lesions on her lower lip. Her mother reports that these began to appear approximately 10 days prior to...
Figure 1. Close-up of...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
02/18/2014
Lanolin is routinely found in a wide range of products from metal lubricants and rust preventers to skincare emollient, wound care products and a vehicle for topical therapeutics (Table 1). This has lead to lanolin making the “A-List” for top...
Lanolin is routinely found in a wide range of products from metal lubricants and rust preventers to skincare emollient, wound care products and a vehicle for topical therapeutics (Table 1). This has lead to lanolin making the “A-List” for top...
Lanolin is routinely found in a...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
Coding and Billing
02/18/2014
Now that the Affordable Care Act has gone into effect, we will have more patients knocking at our doors. Although this may be good news, it may also force many dermatology practices to seek help from physician extenders to meet the increased...
Now that the Affordable Care Act has gone into effect, we will have more patients knocking at our doors. Although this may be good news, it may also force many dermatology practices to seek help from physician extenders to meet the increased...
Now that the Affordable Care Act...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
Column
Legal Ease
02/18/2014
This article reviews cases of litigation brought against drugmakers of biologic therapies to provide dermatologists with a sense of the litigation climate for these agents.
This article reviews cases of litigation brought against drugmakers of biologic therapies to provide dermatologists with a sense of the litigation climate for these agents.
This article reviews cases of...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
Voices
02/18/2014
Dermatology associations and the Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus continue to educate clinicians and lawmakers on the importance
of initiatives to prevent and detect skin cancer.
Dermatology associations and the Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus continue to educate clinicians and lawmakers on the importance
of initiatives to prevent and detect skin cancer.
Dermatology associations and the...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
Spotlight
02/18/2014
Dr. Otley is professor and chair of the department of dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He majored in religion at Williams College, received his medical degree at Duke University, completed a residency in dermatology at Harvard...
Dr. Otley is professor and chair of the department of dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He majored in religion at Williams College, received his medical degree at Duke University, completed a residency in dermatology at Harvard...
Dr. Otley is professor and chair...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
News
News
02/18/2014
The first approved combination of oral targeted therapies for unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations recently gained FDA marketing clearance. Trametinib (Mekinist, GlaxoSmithKline plc) was approved for use in...
The first approved combination of oral targeted therapies for unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations recently gained FDA marketing clearance. Trametinib (Mekinist, GlaxoSmithKline plc) was approved for use in...
The first approved combination...
02/18/2014
The Dermatologist
