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Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of invasive melanoma

Transplant Recipients Have Increased Melanoma Risk

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They also have increased melanoma-specific mortality compared with nonrecipients
Practices can employ patient and family advisors in order to help them focus on patient-centered care needs

Patient, Family Advisors Can Play Key Role in Practices

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Advisors can help practices focus on patient-centered care, rather than assumptions about patient needs
Researchers say they've developed a non-invasive test that can detect melanoma skin cancer without a biopsy. Their findings were published online Aug. 11 in Nature Scientific Reports.

Non-Invasive Laser Technique Accurately Detects Melanoma

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Small study showed 100 percent sensitivity and 90.9 percent specificity
Treatment with a dual wavelength non-ablative fractional laser may result in the functional improvement of scar contractures

Non-Ablative Fractional Laser Could Treat Scar Contracture

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Improvement seen both in appearance and range of motion after treatment
There is considerable variation in the unit cost of topical corticosteroids across potencies and by branded generic or generic product

Considerable Variation in Cost of Generic Topical Corticosteroids

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Variation in cost seen across potencies, class, and by branded generic or generic product
Strategies can be adopted for improving physician resilience and the ability to handle the challenges presented by patient care

Report Highlights Ways to Improve Physician Resilience

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Recommendations include keeping a gratitude journal, enlisting peer support, learning new things
Individuals who have many moles are at increased risk for melanoma skin cancer

Fewer Moles May Mean More Aggressive Melanoma

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Patients may be less likely to get regular skin exams, advance warning about their risk
The addition of kunzea oil does not improve the efficacy of topical psoriasis treatments containing liquor carbonis detergens and salicylic acid

Topical Kunzea Oil No Help for Psoriasis

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No difference in efficacy with addition of kunzea oil to liquor carbonis detergens and salicylic acid
More physicians report being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their electronic health record system

More Physicians Reporting Dissatisfaction With EHR Systems

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Compared with survey five years earlier, fewer physicians report being satisfied or very satisfied
Adjuvant combination therapy with chemical peeling using glycolic acid and subsequent iontophoresis with vitamins A

Combo Tx Using Glycolic Acid, Iontophoresis Effective in Acne

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Chemical peeling and subsequent iontophoresis with vitamins A, C, E successful in five patients