I have been trying to explain to bemused friends and acquaintances why, at my own expense (*), I recently travelled to Argentina and back to be at a …Ugly black skin lesion causes alarm

de Dumast L, Moore P, Snell KIE, Marshall T. Trends in clinical workload in UK primary care 2005–2019: a retrospective cohort study. Br J Gen Pract. 2024 Apr 15;BJGP.2023.0527.   This study explored the changing workload in UK general practice between 2005 and 2019, focusing on consulting rates and consultation durations for GPs and practice … Continue reading Trends in Primary Care Workload

Charlton K, Rees J, Burrow E. Identifying high cholesterol in the ambulance setting:a mixed-methods cohort study to tackle health inequality. J Public Health (Oxf).2024 May 29;46(2):277–85. A recent study examined how people using a regional NHS ambulance service deal with high cholesterol (hyperlipidaemia) and their subsequent health behaviors. The study involved 203 participants, more than … Continue reading Exploring Cholesterol Management in Emergency Care: A Closer Look

The ABCD rule (Asymmetry, Border irregular, Colours mixed, Diameter over 6mm) is a useful rule of thumb for evaluating suspicious skin lesions. It is…Very irregular but harmless pigmented skin lesion

A position statement appeared in a recent Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (JEADV) was recently published. It was a …Artificial Intelligence skin lesion diagnostic apps-good or bad?

https://dermoscopy.wordpress.com/2023/09/28/new-dark-mole-on-arm-how-to-analyse-it/#comment-5949?page_id=4120 Really useful blog post from Molehunter talking about different systems for stratifying skin lesions when considering the risk of malignancy.

Having done one of Stephen’s courses before, I suspect this will offer an awful lot in educational value… I’m glad to announce that booking for this is now open. Full details of programmes for both days will be announced here shortly (see below for 9th … Skin lesion diagnostics and dermoscopy day conferences 8/9 June … Continue reading Skin lesion diagnostics and dermoscopy day conferences 8/9 June 2023, Southampton

A patient being followed up for a melanoma several years earlier was found to have this small lesion on their back. It was new as far as the skin …Melanoma picked up on skin check

A GP referred this patient on the urgent cancer pathway as a suspected melanoma. Rightly so. The lesion was new over the last year, growing and had …Irregular pigmented lesion on the cheek