Two separate UK studies in 2023 looked at AD’s wider effects and, whether the disease impaired cognitive ability. The conclusions are helpful and do suggest the best path for children of all ages with the disease.

The BBC recently ran a story on a patient waiting 4 years for an NHS dermatology appointment. We look at whether this an anomaly and the reality of waiting lists, along with outcomes for patients and possible solutions.

The core topics at an international dermatology conference are remarkably similar across the globe. Helping all of us to benefit from shared information and an understanding of any subtle differences which do exist.

A Harvard study has revealed a new way of looking at itching and could be valuable. This understanding of bacterial action is helpful, although potential treatments would not eliminate the cause behind the itch.

Conferences can have a reputation for golf course visits, or obscure topics but are also places where the best knowledge is shared. See how a national conference will be focused on areas which help the most patients.

An outline of a conference presentation from a specialist in treating darker skin. Explaining how the emphasis can change, along with a need for individual care and the way medical, or aesthetic treatment overlaps.

Looking at the 1920s goes beyond most of our lifetimes. Easy to imagine dermatological care as primitive in those times but specialist institutions and the use of technology did exist, in a different diease landscape.

Research published in mid 2023 highlighted a possible link between house dust mites and vitiligo flare ups. More study is needed but a point worth considering, with control methods for mites understood.

The government has launched a consultation on regulating cosmetic care in the UK. A sector where safety concerns should be paramount is currently unregulated, with cases of botched treatment often reported.

A 2023 Health Foundation forecast suggests that chronic disease will grow to unmanageable proportions in the decades ahead. Whilst we should plan, we can also can take action to stop this becoming reality.