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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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FDA approves cantharidin for molluscum contagiosum

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 24, 2023

The development marks the first FDA-approved treatment for the condition.

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Study examines pediatric skin biopsy trends at a tertiary care center

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 21, 2023

The five most common biopsy results were compound nevus, pyogenic granuloma, spongiotic dermatitis, intradermal nevus, and pilomatricoma.

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EU agency issues positive opinion on ritlecitinib

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 21, 2023

In June, ritlecitinib was approved by the FDA for the treatment of severe alopecia areata in adults and adolescents 12 years and older.

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What makes teens choose to use sunscreen?

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 21, 2023

Of the studies that examined the role of ethnicity on sunscreen use in a systematic review, White high school students were more likely to use...

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Indian Health Service dermatologist: ‘I saw a real need to be of service’

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 20, 2023

In 2017, Dr. Christopher Bengson was appointed as the IHS’s first chief clinical consultant for dermatology, a post that provides him the...

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Dermatologic care in Indian Country marked by unique challenges, opportunities

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 20, 2023

“I didn’t see anyone from my background who was a doctor, so having role models is so important for Native kids to think, ‘I can do this, too,’”...

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FDA adds safety-related information to its dermal filler webpage

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 7, 2023

The update relates delayed-onset inflammation that has been reported to occur near filler treatment sites after viral or bacterial illnesses or...

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New guidelines for MTX use in pediatric inflammatory skin disease unveiled

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: July 5, 2023

One of the recommendations states that liver biopsy is not indicated for routine monitoring of pediatric patients taking low-dose MTX.

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Study points to need to improve identification of culprit in SJS/TEN cases

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 28, 2023

A single culprit drug was labeled in 17 cases, but physicians communicated certainty in only 7 of those cases.

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Imaging techniques will revolutionize cancer detection, expert predicts

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 26, 2023

Jennifer Barton, PhD, and her colleagues are developing an OCT/fluorescence imaging falloposcope that is 0.8 mm in diameter, flexible, and...

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Prognostic factors of SCCs in organ transplant recipients worse compared with general population

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 21, 2023

SCCs developed most frequently on the head/neck in organ transplant recipients and on the arms/hands in the general population.

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Experts share their sun protection tips for children

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 16, 2023

Most sunscreens are not approved for use in children under the age of 6 months because testing has not been done in this age group, Dr. Adelaide A...

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Report eyes complications from microwave energy devices for hyperhidrosis

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 13, 2023

The study authors recommend questioning patients about hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) history and examining for HS clinical findings before using...

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How does psoriasis affect fertility and birth outcomes?

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 12, 2023

“The mechanism to link the higher risk of pregnancy loss in patients with psoriasis is not clear,” the authors wrote.

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Lower racial disparity in melanoma diagnoses in vets than U.S. men overall, study finds

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: June 5, 2023

Melanoma was the fourth-most common cancer diagnosed in male VA patients.

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