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Arnold Ravick, DPM
GW MFA Podiatrist Arnold Ravick, DPM, Discusses Foot Care, Injuries

Your feet are a critical part of your body; they help you stay active and balanced, yet it’s easy to take their health for granted. To maintain your well-being – and to keep your feet, the foundation of your body, strong ­– it’s important to heed the advice of professionals.

Pooja Sodha, MD
Cosmetic Dermatologist Pooja Sodha, MD, Explains Basics of Fraxel and Clear and Brilliant Laser Treatments

Your skin, more than any other part of your body, is a map of physical experiences: sunburns, scars, reactions to stressors, aging. To roll back damage, as well as to improve the appearance of your skin, lasers may be a powerful treatment option.

What to know about tinted sunscreens, an inclusive option for sun protection
What to know about tinted sunscreens, an inclusive option for sun protection (Good Morning America)

In recent years, tinted sunscreens have been rising in popularity, in large part because of their ability to better match a person's skin tone without leaving a visible white film on the skin.

Woman lived with a tan streak under her nail for 10 years. It was a rare form of melanoma
Woman lived with a tan streak under her nail for 10 years. It was a rare form of melanoma (TODAY)

For a decade, Maria Sylvia had a tan streak on her nail. Doctors told her it was a mole and nothing to worry about. After a colleague urged her to get it examined again, Sylvia learned it was a rare skin cancer, called subungual melanoma, and shared her experience on TikTok.

Surprise! 9 Psoriasis Triggers You Weren’t Expecting
Surprise! 9 Psoriasis Triggers You Weren’t Expecting (HealthCentral)

Sometimes the strangest things can trigger a skin reaction. When it comes to psoriasis, a chronic condition that sends your immune system into overdrive, thereby increasing inflammation in the skin, the triggers run the gamut from strep throat to a curling-iron burn (yes, really).

Vishal Patel, MD
Practical Dermatology® Names GW Physician, Vishal Patel, MD, New Interim Digital Practice Editor

Practical Dermatology® magazine is proud to announce that Vishal Anil Patel, MD will serve as interim editor of our Digital Practice column.

Dr. Adam Friedman
Diet and Acne: What is the Association? (Dermatology Times)

In this video interview, Adam J. Friedman, MD, FAAD, gives the highlights from his presentation at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting about dietary triggers in acne, providing evidence, and discussing how the idea came to be.

Keith Wroblewski, MD
GW MFA Ophthalmologist Keith Wroblewski, MD, Discusses Night Blindness

Night blindness, which occurs when people have trouble seeing in dim light, can have many causes – but also many solutions. Keith Wroblewski, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, takes us through the whys of night blindness and…

Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD
Adam Friedman, MD, Receives American Academy of Dermatology Presidential Citation

At the American Academy of Dermatology’s 2022 Annual Meeting in March, board-certified dermatologist Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a Presidential Citation Award.…

Aspirin May Reduce Death In Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Researchers at the George Washington University published findings from the world’s largest cohort study showing that hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 who were given aspirin early on in their treatment had a lower risk of dying compared to patients who were not given aspirin.