People who develop abnormal numbers of skin cancers called basal cell carcinomas may be at increased risk of other, unrelated internal cancers.
Since becoming chair of dermatology in 2010, Stanford's Paul Khavari has built his department like a sports team owner looking for winning seasons.
When I was a kid, I spent all summer swimming and lying out by the pool without sunscreen. Now, I go to a dermatologist annually …
When my daughter was in elementary school she had a classmate with just a few patches of hair on an otherwise bald scalp. The effect …
Each summer growing up, I had a line just under my knees. Above was tan, as tan as a pale-skinned blonde can get. Below was …
When a dear friend learned that the dark patch of skin near her eye was lentigo maligna, an early stage of melanoma, her worries began. She …
Lately I've been thinking a lot about skin. I have two teenage daughters learning about makeup and an 11-year-old son with whom I've had several …
Bombarded by an array of sunscreens, it's tricky to figure out which one is both safe to use and protective against harmful sun exposure. Never fear: …
As a child, I was a big fan of the Little House on the Prairie books and show, and I still have a clear image in …
Last year, my colleague Mark Hanlon made a beautifully haunting video about a young man living with the devastating effects of epidermolysis bullosa. It accompanied a Stanford Medicine …
Most of us suffer through at least minor acne as teenagers, but many battle severe acne into adulthood. It affects up to 50 million people …
I went into medical school determined to be an ophthalmologist. A close family friend of mine is a great ophthalmologist and loves his job, which …
“One thing we’ve learned about cancers is that each has its own unique recipe for malignancy. Some use the same ingredients and some a have …
I’m not ashamed to admit that I dork out for Disneyland. I was there a few weeks ago, wearing a Minnie Mouse T-shirt and sprinting …
As I've written about here before, Stanford scientists Michael Longaker, MD, and Irving Weissman, MD, are eager to find a way to minimize the scarring …
"Pain is my life. It's my reality. It's my normal." These are the words that haunted me for days after first watching this film about Paul Martinez, …
