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Doug Brunk

Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.

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Going into solo practice? An expert shares tips

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: September 5, 2023

Dr. Catherine M. DiGiorgio, a board-certified laser and cosmetic dermatologist, ...

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When is antibiotic prophylaxis required for dermatologic surgery?

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 29, 2023

A meta-analysis found that the infection rate was highest for skin grafts (8.70%) and wedge excision of the lip or ear (8.57%).

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Atopic dermatitis may be a risk factor for GBS colonization in pregnancy

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 25, 2023

The study cohort included 566,467 pregnant women with an average age of 38.8 years.

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Mohs found to confer survival benefit in localized Merkel cell carcinoma

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 24, 2023

Results provide “preliminary data suggesting that treatment of localized, early-stage MCC with MMS may result in the most optimal patient survival...

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EMA validates marketing authorization application for delgocitinib cream

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 22, 2023

Delgocitinib is being evaluated for the treatment of chronic hand eczema in adults.

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Low-dose oral minoxidil for female pattern hair loss: Benefits, impact on BP, heart rate evaluated

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 22, 2023

“It was surprising how little ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate changed after an average of 6 months of treatment,” one of the authors said...

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Analysis reveals recent acne prescribing trends

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 18, 2023

The study period covered a mean of 1.9 million acne encounters per year.

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Study aims to better elucidate CCCA in men

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 16, 2023

"We hope the data will prompt clinicians to assess for CCCA and risk factors in adult males with scarring alopecia," the researchers wrote.

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Despite recent uptick in cases, leprosy is very rare, expert says

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 14, 2023

Over the past several years, 150-250 cases of leprosy have been reported each year.

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Study validates use of new psoriatic arthritis prediction tool

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 11, 2023

To develop the tool, researchers evaluated 635 patients with psoriasis from a prospective longitudinal cohort study evaluating risk factors for...

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Study highlights diagnostic challenges of differentiating lichen sclerosus from vitiligo

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 8, 2023

The investigators aimed to characterize differences in LS and vitiligo based on history, physical exam, and demographic findings at the initial...

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Roflumilast cream appears safe, effective for children with psoriasis, researchers report

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 2, 2023

In children aged 2-11 years, roflumilast cream 0.3% was well tolerated and improved signs and symptoms of psoriasis, researchers report.

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Study evaluating in utero treatment for hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia seeks enrollees

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 2, 2023

Researchers are seeking to enroll mothers 18 years of age and older who are genetically confirmed carriers of the XLEHD mutation and pregnant with...

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What factors cause multiple biologic failure in psoriasis?

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: August 2, 2023

“Prior cross-sectional and single-center studies have primarily analyzed therapeutic failure of a single biologic or biologics within one class,”...

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Study examines burden of vitiligo in the U.S.

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 25, 2023

The burden of vitiligo in the United States is poorly understood, according to the authors of the study.

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