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Intradermal platelet-rich plasma injection in combination with narrowband-ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy improves repigmentation versus NB-UVB alone in patients with vitiligo

Platelet-Rich Plasma Added to NB-UVB Beneficial in Vitiligo

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Significant improvement in repigmentation compared with narrowband UVB alone
As insurers place increasing emphasis on evaluating physicians based on quality measures

Guidelines Provided for Correct Way to Dismiss Patients

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Practices should develop specific policy for provider-patient termination
Physicians facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care

Physicians Choose Less Aggressive Care at End of Life

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Doctors less likely to die in a hospital, have surgery, and to be admitted to the ICU
Patient satisfaction scores are influenced by the design and implementation of patient surveys

Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results

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Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
Greater transparency is being promoted in clinical research

Greater Transparency Being Promoted in Research

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Move toward greater transparency has extended beyond medication products to other interventions
Platelet-rich plasma combined with microneedling is efficacious for the treatment of atrophic acne scars

Platelet-Rich Plasma Efficacious for Atrophic Acne Scars

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Combo of platelet-rich plasma and microneedling shows good response in split-face study
A new blood test might improve doctors' ability to track the spread of advanced melanoma

New Blood Test May Improve Tracking of Advanced Melanoma

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Test monitors blood levels of DNA fragments from dead cancer cells
Nivolumab in combination with contact immunotherapy can successfully treat in-transit melanoma

Nivolumab, Contact Immunotx Treats In-Transit Melanoma

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Two cases illustrate successful tx with nivolumab in combination with contact immunotherapy
Traditional-dose isotretinoin therapy is associated with higher overall costs than high-dose therapy

Higher Costs for Traditional-Dose Isotretinoin Therapy

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Cost of repeat courses of isotretinoin with traditional dose outweighs increased medication costs
Excessive hair growth can occur after local administration of interferon-β treatment for malignant melanoma

Excessive Hair Growth Documented After IFN-β Tx

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Patient received localized IFN-β treatment after resection of malignant melanoma on right thigh