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Category: Skin

Thinking before inking

Thinking before inking

Tattooing originated over 5,000 years ago and is now

11 Apr - by Ana Rosen Vollmar - 37,940 - In Skin
Thinking Before Inking: A Public Health Perspective

Thinking Before Inking: A Public Health Perspective

Tattooing originated over 5,000 years ago and is now

26 Feb - by Lawrence Brown, Thomas Dubin and Wan Wang - 24,593 - In Healthcare Policy & Management Skin
Sun: Friend or Foe?

Sun: Friend or Foe?

The skin functions as a barrier–it protects against germs

8 Feb - by Brian Matusovsky, Mike Yepes, Vincent Dimassa and Haley Garbus - 33,263 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Environmental Health Skin
Acanthosis nigricans: Skin conditions and obesity

Acanthosis nigricans: Skin conditions and obesity

Obesity is a growing problem in the United States

- by Meredith Corsi, Gilah Benson-Tilsen, Lawrence Brown, Thomas Dubin, Vaughn Podlogar and Wan Wang - 25,516 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Healthcare Policy & Management Skin
Skin Woes: Living with Psoriasis

Skin Woes: Living with Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a disease that affects about 2.3% of

- by Phoebe Tran, Shyam Bhatt and Faheem Ul Haq - 18,967 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Healthcare Policy & Management Skin
3D Printed Skin as Treatment in Wound Healing and Skin Cancer

3D Printed Skin as Treatment in Wound Healing and Skin Cancer

Skin, as our most exposed organ, is highly susceptible

- by Alejandra Moncayo, Yilin Liang, Jieqiong Zhou, Mariana Henry and Duane Madziva - 15,502 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Global Health Skin
Repeat Staph Infections: Public Health Threat, Immunologic Puzzle

Repeat Staph Infections: Public Health Threat, Immunologic Puzzle

Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacteria that is

25 Jan - by Luke Versten - 16,003 - In Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Skin