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Talking Stem Cells

Aesthetics Exposed

Medication testing. They can also be used in labs to test new medications for specific areas of the body. For example, a stem cell could be programmed into making a cardiac cell to test a new heart medication. Researchers can learn how to treat or prevent disease from watching how stem cells turn into specialized cells.

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5 Biggest Esthetic Education Mistakes

Aesthetics Exposed

When I started at a plastic surgeon’s office, I spent my days shadowing the medical providers and assisting them throughout the day. This led to me quickly learning about esthetics in a medical setting including gaining extensive knowledge on medical procedures. This is not only applicable to the medical field.

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CDC: More than 90 Americans Have Died After Cosmetic Surgery in the Dominican Republic

The Dermatology Digest

during 2019–2022 with a peak of 17 in 2020, the study shows. The number of deaths related to cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republicvaried from one to 17 per year, with the peak in 2020. Moreover, a review of the 29 deaths during 2019–2020 showed that the deaths were associated with fat or venous thromboembolism.

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MY FAVORITE FACIAL DEVICES - How To Bring Professional Results Home

The Organic Esthetician

Not suitable if pregnant, epileptic, have a photo-allergy, are using medications that cause light sensitivity (such as Tetracycline), or if you are currently taking steroids or cortisone injections. For the month of October 2020, use code NEWA20 for 20% off. Thank you in advance for your support! Permalink

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COVID-19 Lockdowns Caused Major Delays in Melanoma Diagnoses, Costing Billions

The Dermatology Digest

The researchers estimated how many people’s cancer would have progressed from one stage to the next due to delays in beginning or continuing treatment, as both screening services and treatments were disrupted in 2020 and 2021 due to lockdown restrictions, staff shortages, and fear of infection.

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Increasing Rate of Medical Mistakes and Misdiagnosis

Aesthetics Advisor

Medical errors remain a leading cause of death in the U.S., 2 Describing diagnostic errors as "the most under-resourced public health crisis we face," researchers with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine said the public is largely unaware of the full scope of medical misdiagnoses in the U.S. 6 For instance, only about 1.5%

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Study: Obese Kids May Be More Likely to Develop AD, PsO, or AA

The Dermatology Digest

The study, which appears in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology , comprises an analysis of 2,161,900 Korean children followed from 2009 to 2020. Maintaining a healthy weight could potentially help lower the chances of developing these skin conditions, the researchers suggest.