Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Editor Message

Unfavorable Anecdotes—Not Data— Often Affect Patient Decisions

05/16/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

Humans are swayed more by a single anecdote than by a pile of data.

Humans are swayed more by a...

05/16/2017

The Dermatologist

Chief Medical Editor Message

A Great Time To Be Alive

09/18/2019

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

I was born in the 1950s. In my youth, we put a man on the moon. As a young adult, I transitioned from using a slide rule to using a calculator to using a computer.

I was born in the 1950s. In my...

09/18/2019

The Dermatologist

Chief Medical Editor Message

Putting Risks Into Proper Perspective

06/18/2015

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

The news has become a constant din of dire warnings about non-existent threats.

The news has become a constant...

06/18/2015

The Dermatologist

Chief Medical Editor Message

Teenagers

01/14/2020

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

I know this may be hard to believe, but teenagers aren’t always 100% perfectly compliant with our treatment recommendations. Shocking! Teenagers may be horribly bothered by their skin disease. They may be bullied...

I...

01/14/2020

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Videos

Optimizing Psoriasis Care: Phototherapy, Adherence, & Insights

09/05/2023

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

In this interview with The Dermatologist, Dr Steven Feldman discusses his upcoming session, “Better Care for Psoriasis Patients,” to be presented at Dermatology Week Fall 2023.

In this interview with The...

09/05/2023

The Dermatologist

Chief Medical Editor Message

Automating Empathy

06/16/2016

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

There is a human urge for connectedness in times of illness. Illness, particularly skin diseases, can leave a person feeling profoundly uncertain and alone.

There is a human urge for...

06/16/2016

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The Evolution of Media

03/11/2021

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

Humans have an extraordinary ability to communicate and to develop ways to enhance that communication. We’ve been conveying information through stories and news from the earliest of human times. Cave drawings were...

...

03/11/2021

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Research in Review

The Psychosocial Impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

01/31/2017

Omobola Onikoyi , MS;

Leah A. Cardwell , MD;

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

William W. Huang , MD, MPH, FAAD;

The condition reduces quality of life, especially in those with disease in exposed areas.

The condition reduces quality of...

01/31/2017

The Dermatologist

Chief Medical Editor Message

A Visit to the Morgellons Meeting (Part 1)

06/21/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

The 10th Annual Medical-Scientific Conference on Morgellons Disease, organized by the Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, was held in Austin, TX, in April 2017.

The 10th Annual...

06/21/2017

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