Many concerns at our clinic are common and diagnosable from a distance, before actually taking a history or doing a close examination—but not all of them.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recently issued an updated statement on the use of recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) for prevention of herpes zoster (shingles) in immunocompromised adults.
Yes, white people are overall more likely to get skin cancer compared to Black and Hispanic people. But Black and Hispanic people are less likely to survive the most dangerous kind of skin cancer—melanoma.