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Risk for Dementia Reduced With Receipt of Herpes Zoster Vaccine
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (284+ words) Dementia risk is reduced with the recombinant HZ vaccine during admission or within 1 year of admission to a skilled-nursing facility. Health Day News " The risk for dementia is reduced with receipt of the recombinant herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine (RZV) during…...
Melanoma Incidence and Deaths Disproportionately Impact Men
1+ week, 5+ day ago (413+ words) Dermatology Advisor Health Day News " Melanoma disproportionately affects seniors and men, according to a research letter published in the June issue of the Journal of Geriatric Oncology. Megha Srivastav, from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, and colleagues analyzed skin…...
Bemotrizinol Authorized as New Sunscreen Active Ingredient
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (298+ words) Dermatology Advisor The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a new sunscreen active ingredient, the first to be added to the US over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen monograph in more than 20 years. The action was prompted by the submission of an…...
Derm Dx: Hyperpigmented Linear Patch on Thumb
2+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) Dermatology Advisor On examination, there is a well-demarcated, irregularly shaped, hyperpigmented patch on the dorsal aspect of the right thumb with a subtle linear and geometric configuration. There is no associated erythema, vesiculation, blistering, scaling, or ulceration. The surrounding skin…...
Dermatoscopy With Clinical Close-Up Imaging Is Superior in Skin Cancer Detection
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (308+ words) Dermatoscopic and clinical close-up imaging provide superior performance in the detection of skin cancer when used as combined, complementary visual perspectives compared with either tool used as a single modality, according to study findings published in the Journal of the…...
Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1726+ words) Health Day News " Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry. No surprise. About60% of American adultsare "worried about being able to afford…...
Ischemic Vascular Complications Increase Mortality Risk in Early SSc
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (420+ words) Among patients with early'systemic sclerosis'(SSc), although a low incidence of ischemic vascular complications (IVCs) has been reported, those who do develop IVCs exhibit elevated rates of all-cause mortality compared with those without the complication, per a study published recently…...
Family Caregivers Provide $1 Trillion In Annual Labor, AARP Says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) Health Day News " Family caregivers provide more than $1 trillion in labor every year in the U. S. , most of it unpaid, a new AARP report says. Their work forms the backbone of the nation's long-term care system and is essential to helping…...
Severe CSU Linked to Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sj'gren Syndrome, Ps A
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) More severe chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is associated with an increased risk for new-onset rheumatoid arthritis, Sj'gren syndrome, and psoriatic arthritis compared with those with mild CSU, according to study results presented at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 2026 Annual…...
Herpes Zoster Burden High in Younger Immunocompetent Adults
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) Although herpes zoster (HZ) incidence is known to increase with age, a substantial burden of disease is also present among younger immunocompetent adults without comorbid conditions, according to study results published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. The final immunocompetent cohort…...