"No one ever trades in a Rolls Royce—they just maintain the one they have," quipped pioneering dermatologist Lowell Goldsmith after cardiac surgery, exemplifying the wit and wisdom that marked his 57-year career advancing dermatologic medicine.
Patients with skin conditions are three times more likely to experience pruritus, highlighting a critical link between dermatologic health and quality of life.
Delta variant infections carried double to triple the autoimmune disease risk compared to Omicron, with notable increases in systemic lupus erythematosus (AHR, 2.50), ulcerative colitis (AHR, 2.47), and alopecia totalis (AHR, 2.51), a South Korean study of 6.9 million participants found.
Global concern arises as the clade Ib variant of the fast-spreading mpox virus is detected in several countries, including Britain, Germany, and India, raising alarms for a potential public health emergency.