Dermatology
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #16
Combined COVID-19, Flu Vaccine Candidate Headed to Phase 3 Trials: A new mRNA vaccine designed to protect against both flu…
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THAT CREAM CAUSED A RASH! WHAT’S THAT ABOUT?
Have you ever had a rash, applied a cream to it, and found the rash got worse? It happens all…
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SHINGLES VACCINES: Do They Work?
Herpes Zoster, aka Shingles, is a disease human beings find quite unpleasant. Because it falls in the Herpesvirus classification, it…
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BOILS: Pus, not Water!
The surface of human skin is colonized by millions of bacterial organisms. Staphylococcus, or Staph for short, is the most…
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MELANOMA: The Satan of Skin Cancers!
Basal Cell and Squamous cell carcinomas are malignant skin lesions, certainly, but they don’t have the potentially serious outcome that…
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HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE: It’s Ruined a More Than One Vacation.
Just before a friend and his family were preparing to leave for a cruise vacation, his daughter came down with…
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POISON IVY: A Miserable Rash!
“Leaves of three, let them be!” You’ve probably heard that expression; especially if you live in Indiana. It’s the colloquial…
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Sunscreens: Wish We Had Them When I Was Young
Way back in the days of my youth, it was common to get a sunburn. Society highly regarded those individuals…
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