Kids Skincare: Best Nighttime Routines
As a mom, who happens to be a dermatologist, I get a lot of questions from fellow parents about how to care for pediatric skin, especially at bath and bedtime. I have two young sons, one of which has sensitive, eczema-prone skin, so I’m familiar with the importance of keeping a good routine. As a […]
A rash on your hands and feet – do you have pustular psoriasis?
Itching. Burning. Water intolerance. Joint pain. These are only a few of the symptoms that you may experience with psoriasis on the hands and feet if you have the variant with pustules. This first visit may be years after you have noticed your first pustule, your treatment delayed due to the embarrassment and psychological distress […]
[Skin Cancer] I Know What You Did Last Summer
People with a basal cell skin cancer have a 44% risk of another basal cell skin cancer in the next three years What does skin cancer look like? Red spots and tan spots on the skin – how much sun exposure have you had? A look in the mirror this time of year can be […]
New CDC Data: The Risk of a Severe Allergic Reaction after a mRNA COVID Vaccine is Extremely Low
In my completely anecdotal experience of monitoring hundreds of patients at COVID vaccine clinics the past few weeks, there was a common fear. The number one fear I’ve heard from people lining up is “am I going to have an allergic reaction?” Risks of Allergic Reaction to COVID Vaccine The answer, backed up by brand […]
COVID ARM OF PHILADELPHIA
A jab in the arm with a COVID vaccine has become one of the most coveted items in all of the land. Today, 46 million jabs across the nation so far and counting. One of my patients came to see me today in my dermatology practice in Philadelphia after her jab in the arm turned […]
We learned a new word one year ago. And a few more since.
About this time last year we were learning about a new virus– and a new word that would change our world. It was February 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization came up with the word that quickly moved to the tips of all of our tongues, COVID. The first case officially noted in the […]
