Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Editor Message

05/08/2023

I have recently been watching videos on various dermatology topics. One by the brilliant dermatologist Dr Peter Lio looked particularly appealing. In this video, Dr Lio described integrative treatments, and my initial bias was that I have no...

I have recently been watching...

05/08/2023

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Chief Medical Editor Message

Opportunity Cost

06/09/2022

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

When making decisions, the cost of something includes what we give up by not choosing an alternative.

When making decisions, the cost...

06/09/2022

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Commentary

Eye of the Beholder: iPLEDGE and Acne Treatments

12/28/2021

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

Patrick O. Perche , BS;

Madison K. Cook , BS;

Isotretinoin access may currently be complicated by iPLEDGE issues, but dermatologists have another tool in their arsenal to help patients with severe acne.

Isotretinoin access may...

12/28/2021

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Chief Medical Editor Message

Changing With the Times

07/16/2021

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

While it might seem like a far-off problem, climate change will require a more meaningful difference in our habits and behaviors than simply buying “green” products.

While it might seem like a...

07/16/2021

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Chief Medical Editor Message

The Case Against Education

05/17/2021

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

I’ve been reading a fascinating book, The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money, by Bryan Caplan. It starts off with a bang, stating that we spend far too much money on...

I’ve...

05/17/2021

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Free to Everyone

02/16/2021

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

An email from an organization promoting progressive foreign policy extolled the development of effective COVID-19 vaccines and went on to demand these treatments be free and accessible to everyone, both in the...

An...

02/16/2021

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Social Pressure

12/14/2020

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

On a daily basis, we are faced with the problem of diagnosing patients’ skin conditions and prescribing appropriate treatments. On top of that, we also face the problem of how to get patients to use the treatment...

On a...

12/14/2020

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Chief Medical Editor Message

Logic or Emotion

11/16/2020

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

“Do you decide logically or emotionally?” was the headline of a message, from a medical business academy, that caught my eye. We might think we’re logical beings, but we, and our patients, make many decisions based...

“Do...

11/16/2020

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Chief Medical Editor Message

Telemedicine and COVID

10/16/2020

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

COVID-19 is shaking things up, and the sudden surge in telemedicine is one piece of the fallout. Even in The Dermatologist, we have explored telemedicine from multiple angles more now than ever before 2020. Sure,...

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10/16/2020

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Chief Medical Editor Message

Just the Half of It

09/11/2020

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

I like to say that medical care is more than just making the right diagnosis and prescribing the right treatment. To get patients well, you also have to get patients to take the medication. Yet those three pillars of medicine—the right...

I like to say that medical care...

09/11/2020

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