April 19, 2024 Alternative Medicine Rosemary oil is a viral hack for hair growth. Does it work? No it does not. But they will shill for your purchase at the end of the “article”
March 13, 2024 Dermatology The social media influencers peddling and promoting the ‘Sephora kids’ fad/obsession with skin care products to young children and tweens are acting like child predators.
January 19, 2024 AI FDA approves AI scanner that increases the physician’s accuracy in identifying skin cancers like basal and squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
June 29, 2023 Cancer/Oncology How sunscreen became controversial when studies to date have not shown any conclusive evidence for harm versus the real risk reduction for skin damage and cancer. Time Magazine reviews the issue
June 23, 2023 Dermatology Dermatologists weigh in on the question, should you shower every day? For most people, the answer’s no.
May 9, 2023 Bariatric Medicine The claim that semaglutide (Ozempic) leads to temporary hair loss is not a side effect of the drug but a normal physiological response when we lose weight.
December 14, 2022 Cancer/Oncology Moderna and Merck report that a new mRNA anti-cancer vaccine under investigation used in combination with standard therapy to treat stage IV melanoma reduces risk of relapse compared to standard therapy alone.
May 18, 2022 Dermatology Unregulated, untested, injectable Barbie-doll drug being used by younger people to promote skin tanning. Canadian Dermatology Association issues warning about this and tanning beds as it starts its May Sun Awareness Campaign.
August 13, 2020 Dermatology Hair loss after Covid-19 not specific to the disease but rather the severity of (any) infectious process and the body’s resource allocation response.