Dermatologists Now Recommends Scratching That Itch with a Fork
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Going against traditional wisdom, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has updated its guidelines on itching and now officially endorses everyone...
An Internist’s Guide to the Description of Rashes
Dermatologic conditions and rashes can be hard to describe. Don't have time to refresh on those terms? Don't you fret! Rather than ask a...
Bald Eagle Frustrated That Rogaine Didn’t Do Jack Sh*t
ANCHORAGE, AK - In a rare instance of frustration, a fuming bald eagle agitatedly paced up and down the branch of a Sitka spruce...
Breaking: Dermatologist Describes Rash as ‘Maculopapular’
MIAMI, FL - In news that is reverberating and causing aftershocks across the world of medicine, University of Miami Hospital dermatologist Benjamin Alter has...
Lost Your Car in the Hospital Garage? Order a Consult
If it has happened once, it has happened a million times: you forgot where you parked. It is the end of the day and...
Medical Specialties as Disney Characters
Anesthesia - Rafiki from The Lion King. Most of the rest of us have no clue what the hell you are doing with all...
Dermatology Recommends Arctic Winter to Minimize Sun Exposure
ROSEMONT, IL - Continuing its campaign against arch nemesis, the Sun, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has issued a new recommendation stating not...
COVID-19: Derm Braces for Surge in Dry, Cracked Hands
SEATTLE, WA - As a result of a marked uptick in handwashing by the American public in response to pandemic coronavirus, dermatologists across the...
Dermatologist Secretly Wishes He Was Important Enough to Press Hospital Elevator ‘Emergency’ Button Just...
CHESTERFIELD, MO – Deeply sighing after stepping off the main hospital elevators for yet another strenuous four hour shift of inpatient dermatologic consultations, local...
Wound Care Nurse Calls Pressure Ulcer a Rare “Stage 5”
BOSTON, MA - Nurse Amy Johnson has seen some pretty bad sacral decubitus ulcers in her long career as a wound care nurse, but...