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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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Expert dispels myths about hair care in patients with skin of color

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: March 1, 2023

“You want to perform the scalp and hair exam with cultural humility,” Dr. Candrice R. Health said.

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Topical or intralesional cidofovir an option for recalcitrant warts

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 28, 2023

Some studies have suggested that one in three children in primary school suffers from warts.

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Treating nail psoriasis: Intralesional injections and biologics

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 23, 2023

When Dr. Armstrong performs intramatricial injections, she uses triamcinolone acetonide at 10 mg/mL.

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Treating rosacea: Combination therapy, benzoyl peroxide, and the ‘STOP’ mnemonic

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 22, 2023

“We’ve been more comfortable with the idea of combination therapy for acne than we have been for rosacea,” Dr. Julie C. Harper said.

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What does the future of psoriasis treatment look like?

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 21, 2023

“We have terrific drugs for psoriasis, but how can we do better?” Dr. Andrew Blauvelt asked.

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How to manage isotretinoin’s bothersome mucocutaneous side effects

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Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 21, 2023

Often underappreciated is the potential for chronic dry eye and other ocular changes, Dr. John S. Barbieri said.

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Expert discusses pros, cons of molecular tests for melanoma

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 21, 2023

Next generation sequencing allows for the generation of millions of sequencing reads that are aligned to a standard human genome, and likely...

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How prevalent is pediatric melanoma?

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 17, 2023

As in adults, the stage correlates strongly with survival, and distant metastases carry a poor prognosis.

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Optimal management of dysplastic nevi continues to evolve

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 16, 2023

“Misdiagnosis is more common for melanomas that have been assessed with punch and shave biopsies than with an excisional biopsy,” Dr. Benjamin...

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Secukinumab shows benefit for hidradenitis suppurativa out to 52 weeks

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 14, 2023

“In my experience, optimizing treatment can take almost a year and I hope we will see longer controlled periods in future studies,” Dr. Alexa B....

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More than 97K new cutaneous melanoma diagnoses expected in 2023

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 14, 2023

More than 1.3 million people in the United States live with cutaneous melanoma, and the overall 5-year survival is 93.7%.

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Risk of infections low among kids receiving systemic meds for psoriasis, study finds

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 10, 2023

The analysis included 2,338 patients with psoriasis aged 17 years and younger who started new treatment with ustekinumab, etanercept, or...

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Dermoscopy, other modalities for improving melanoma diagnoses reviewed

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: February 7, 2023

The learning curve for dermoscopy is steep, he added, and whether the technique should be considered a first-line tool or as a supplement to other...

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Dermatopathologist reflects on the early history of melanoma

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 30, 2023

Melanoma was often regarded as a fungal infection in the early 1800s.

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How should PRAME be used to evaluate melanocytic lesions?

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: January 27, 2023

One potential pitfall is that sun-damaged melanocytes may express PRAME.

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