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    Doug Brunk

    Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.

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    Autoimmune Skin Diseases Linked To Risk Of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: December 1, 2023

    The three most common autoimmune skin diseases in the study cohort were vitiligo (30%), alopecia areata (30%), and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (...

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    Conditional recommendations rule in new SARD-associated interstitial lung disease guidelines

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 27, 2023

    “Clinicians must retain the latitude to prescribe medications based on individual patient factors and preferences.”

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    Abatacept reduced rates of progression to RA, phase 2b trial finds

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 22, 2023

    The study was conducted at 28 sites in the United Kingdom and 3 in The Netherlands.

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    Benralizumab proves noninferior to mepolizumab for rare vasculitis, EGPA

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 20, 2023

    “I anticipate that the drug will be approved for use in EGPA, providing another option for treating this complicated multisystem eosinophilic-...

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    TNF inhibitors may be OK for treating RA-associated interstitial lung disease

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 15, 2023

    Efficacy, safety findings for the use of TNF inhibitors vs. other biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in treating RA-ILD contrast with...

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    Vasculitis confers higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 15, 2023

    “This study should help inform our family planning conversations with our vasculitis patients,” Dr. Lindsay S. Lally said.

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    Sharps injuries are common among Mohs surgeons, survey finds

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 14, 2023

    In the past year, 56.7% of respondents experienced at least one sharps injury.

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    Incipient ulceration may affect prognosis in primary melanoma

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 14, 2023

    “Future editions of the AJCC staging system should consider acknowledging this interpretive challenge and provide guidance on how primary...

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    Pregnancies with low anti-SSA/Ro autoantibody levels: Forgo fetal heart rhythm monitoring?

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 13, 2023

    The ongoing prospective multicenter trial is the largest of its kind.

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    AAD updates guidelines for managing AD with phototherapy and systemic therapies

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 13, 2023

    The work group recommended the inclusion of active comparator arms in randomized, controlled trials as new systemic therapies continue to be...

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    Specialty-trained pathologists more likely to make higher-grade diagnoses for melanocytic lesions

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 10, 2023

    A total of 338 pathologists were included in the exploratory analysis; 225 were dermatopathologists.

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    Most patients with psoriasis not engaged in highly shared decision-making

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 3, 2023

    “It is important to construct a framework for carrying out SDM with patients with psoriasis to enhance clinician-patient communication and improve...

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    FDA approves second treatment for adults with hidradenitis suppurativa

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 1, 2023

    Secukinumab was previously approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults, and several other indications.

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    Review finds no CV or VTE risk signal with use of JAK inhibitors for skin indications

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: November 1, 2023

    Of the 35 trials studied, most involved patients with atopic dermatitis.

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    Novel hydrogel holds promise for skin regeneration

    Author:
    Doug Brunk
    Publish date: October 31, 2023

    The first clinical trials for treating complex diabetic wounds are planned for early 2024.

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