COVID-19

Psoriasis patients may have a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, according to study results recently presented at AAD VMX 2021.

A survey found a large proportion of dermatologists surveyed said their patients referenced video conferencing as the reason for seeking cosmetic consultation since the start of the pandemic.

Telemedicine flourished among dermatology practices in the wake of COVID-19. But as the world tentatively reopens, questions about connectivity, regulations, and payment will have to be addressed before physicians decide what role virtual visits will play in their practices.

In this month's Legal Eagle column, David J. Goldberg, MD, JD, explores the legality of terminating an employee for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Given the high prevalence of Kawasaki disease during the pandemic, Japanese investigators determined that droplet or contact transmission of pathogens is likely not a major route causing the development of the disease.

An online survey conducted in late-2020 shows what drove vaccine hesitancy.

Increasing reports have surfaced of vaccine recipients experiencing delayed cutaneous side effects after receiving the first dose. Experts assure that while the delayed side effect is uncomfortable, it is temporary and can be treated at home.

A new survey identifies what executives think could be the biggest disruptions in the next year for hospitals and health care groups.

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In this month's Legal Eagle column, David Goldberg, MD, JD, explains if you can terminate an employee who's COVID-19 diagnosis has negatively affected your practice and led to substantial financial losses.

CDC advises not to delay shingles vaccination.

In the Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trials, 3 participants reported facial or lip swelling after receiving the vaccine. ASDS guidelines state that patients with a history of dermal filler injections should not void vaccinations

In this month's Cosmetic Conundrums column, Dermatology Times Chief Medical Editor Zoe Diana Draelos, MD, shares her tips for using cosmetics under face masks.

In the final part of our interview with Whitney Bowe, MD, she reveals her tips and tricks for both preventing and minimizing any adverse reactions in her filler patients who might have also received the COVID-19 vaccine.

In part 4 of our interview with Whitney Bowe, MD, she dives into the multiple methods physicians can use to treat adverse reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine in their dermal filler patients.

Recent reports have been surfacing in regard to adverse reactions in dermal fillers patients who have also received the COVID-19 vaccine. Whitney Bowe, MD, New York City, New York, discusses this phenomenon and provides some tips for preventing and treating these side effects.

In part 3, Whitney Bowe, MD, suggests how physicians should manage their patients' expectations when it comes to HA fillers and the COVID-19 vaccine.

In the second part of our interview with Whitney Bowe, MD, she reveals the type of fillers that have been linked to adverse reactions in dermal filler patients who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

In this expert interview, Whitney Bowe, MD, explains the rare adverse reactions the medical community has recently been seeing in dermal filler patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine.

George Martin, MD, program director of the 2021 Maui Derm Live and Maui Derm Connect annual conferences being held January 25-29 in Maui, Hawaii, shares his checklist of essential advice for optimizing practice management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition webinar on Jan. 26 will focus on COVID-19 variants emerging around the globe.

A recent study finds that payer sway in a region hurts not only patient care, but also physician pay.

Esther Freeman, MD, PhD, details how her and her fellow colleagues banded together to create a COVID-19 dermatology registry in just eight days. The registry has since seen over 1,000 submissions from frontline clinicians located in 40 countries, helping to identify and diagnose active COVID-19 through submitted skin findings.

A retrospective study shows significant differences in the characteristics of patients seen by telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic versus those seen during in-office visits 1 year earlier.

A new guidance from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) has been released regarding side effects from the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine on dermal fillers.