Commentary
The Optimized Doctor
To a perfect day
Attempting a perfect day or perfect surgery or a perfect pour over coffee is a fun game, but perfectionism has an insidious side.
News
Tips for connecting with your patients
Ascertaining how concerned patients are about their symptoms will help you make decisions.
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
A 19-month-old vaccinated female with 2 days of rash
Female toddler presents with a progressive rash, although she is otherwise asymptomatic.
Make the Diagnosis
A 34-year-old male presented with 10 days of a pruritic rash
A patient presents with targetoid erythematous papules and vesicles on his extremities and trunk, genital lesions, scaly bullous lesions...
Commentary
Announcement: Thank You to Our Cutis Reviewers
We are indebted to all our reviewers for their help and dedication to the peer-review process, which is integral to maintaining the quality of the...
Commentary
Just Like Rock and Roll, Topical Medications for Psoriasis Are Here to Stay
Coupled with this myriad of fundamental science is the emergence of newer therapies that are more directly targeting specific disease states and...
Opinion
Another winter for our discontent
I have figured out that I am not good at predicting what will happen next, and the experts don’t seem to be much better.
Commentary
This doc still supports NP/PA-led care ... with caveats
We shouldn’t be worried about non-MD clinicians, said Dr. John Mandrola, but there are ways to increase confidence in NP and PA care.
Commentary
Ways to make sure 2022 doesn’t stink for docs
Engagement models definitely give us excellent starting points to approach engagement from a pre-COVID era.
Aesthetic Dermatology Update
Clay minerals and the skin
The most common uses of clay in dermatology are for treatment of acne and in spa or cosmeceutical preparations to purportedly draw out dirt,...
The Optimized Doctor
When the patient wants to speak to a manager
The level of incivility from patients is at an all-time high.