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A Call to Assess Stigma as Part of Comprehensive Acne Management

Physician's Weekly

Adolescent patients with acne who had internalized stigma also had significantly lower quality of life, highlighting the need for holistic care. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the internalized stigma state of [acne vulgaris] and its relationship with quality of life and disease severity.”

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Should Palliative Care be in the Survivorship Business? A Podcast with Laura Petrillo, Laura Shoemaker

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary In this week’s episode, we dig into two deceptively simple questions: When does someone become a cancer survivor, and should palliative care be in the business of caring for them? She’s a palliative care doc and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.