If you’re a healthy adult and do not have any vitamin deficiencies, eating a well-balanced diet is the best way to get the ...

Pitching news stories featuring members of the AAD Media Expert Team is one of the key components of the Your Dermatologist ...

My name is Joshua Paschal, and I am a sophomore football player at the University of Kentucky. In August 2018, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma after a tiny spot on the bottom of my right foot ...

In this exclusive DermWorld Academy Insider interview, Adam J. Friedman, MD, FAAD, chair of the AAD Nominating Committee, ...

As a direct result of AADA advocacy, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) rescinded its modifier 25 payment reduction policy ...

Learn about the Academy's advocacy priorities and how to join efforts to protect your practice.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed step therapy reform legislation into law, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The new law places ...

On May 14, the AADA hosted its 11th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health Fair in cooperation with the ...

This issue of the AAD/A Impact Report highlights the measurable impact of these efforts and the collective strength we’ve ...

Bites on your body: If you have bedbugs, you’re likely to have bites. Bedbug bites usually cause itchy welts. These welts usually appear in a zigzag pattern as show in the photo below. When bedbugs ...

Birthmarks are common. Research shows that about 10% of babies are born with a type of birthmark known as a hemangioma (he-man-gio-ma). Most hemangiomas go away on their own by the time a child is 10 ...

Stage 0 Also called melanoma in situ, this means the cancer occurs in the top layer of skin.. Stage 1 The cancer is found only in the skin, but the tumor has grown thicker. In stage 1A, the skin ...