Epicardial adipose tissue volumes in psoriasis patients might matter
CHARLES N. ELLIS, MD “There has been evidence that the volume of fat that surrounds the heart, called epicardial adipose tissue, is increased in patients with psoriasis. This fat layer occurs in everybody between the myocardium and pericardium, and it was thought to be merely a protective cushion for the heart,” said Charles N. Ellis, […]
Vitiligo Treatment Updates
Dr. John Harris discusses the current and future landscape for vitiligo treatment. John E. Harris, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, as well as Director of the Vitiligo Research Center at University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass. “We’ve been using the same [vitiligo] treatments for about 3400 years: sunlight and […]