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Teledermatology is the skin branch of telemedicine, which is the use of telecommunication technology to relay audio, visual, and data information. Teledermatology is becoming a more common means of delivering...

Psoriasis occurs in both men and women at fairly equal rates, but several studies have found there are differences between the sexes in regard to treatment. Men are more likely...

Trying to track your symptoms, or maybe you are looking for a way to log what triggers your psoriasis? Maybe you need something that helps with medication management or helps...

I had to make myself fully understand as psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis patient that I need to practice empathetic listening. I know from experience people aren’t really listening to what...

I can’t remember the first time someone told me I should avoid nightshades to help my psoriasis, but I can probably guess that my first thought once they explained it...

Ahhh sleep, we all need it to stay healthy, but sometimes it can be extremely challenging to get a good night's sleep. Symptoms of psoriasis can creep up at night...

Many of us with psoriasis face mental health challenges that go untreated. There are several reasons for this occurrence which includes: At one point my reasoning for not pursuing mental...

In another post, I discussed having psoriasis in college at the same time as a friend on campus, us crossing paths, and never knowing the either of us was suffering...

The term “fake news” has been flying around a lot lately. In the age of YouTube, Photoshop, and social media, it can be hard to know what to trust. After...

If you have plaque psoriasis, you can probably name a few things that you have learned over time but wish you had known when you were first diagnosed. You may...

We all have different ways we decompress from our day. Mine is perusing YouTube for things that will make me laugh. I recently stumbled upon a channel that does a...

I'm sure you have seen all the reports on the current flu epidemic we are currently facing in 2018. As a person like myself who is on an immunosuppressant biologic...

I have had psoriasis for 55 years and psoriatic arthritis for 25. If you’re like me, there’s not a part of your body that psoriasis has not touched. Psoriasis can...

Psoriasis came in my life as an uninvited guest who I couldn't get rid of no matter how hard I tried. Eventually, I became hostage to the thoughts in which...

It's very hard for me to forget that somber year in 1963. That's when my lights went out. If you turned on a light I would just scream in agony...

I recently traveled to San Francisco for a family funeral. My husband’s 90+ year-old grandfather – a person who always had an open heart and loved all who came into...

There was a point in my life where healthy skin was the minority of my body. I had more dry, flaky, inflamed plaques than I did of normal healthy skin...

I have used topical ointments and creams for my psoriasis for 55 years. While it will not cure the disease, (nothing will) it will help with outbreaks and discomfort. However...

When you have a chronic disease like psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis, life revolves around scheduling doctors’ appointments, taking medications, easing pain, worrying about flares, new symptoms, old symptoms, insurance problems...

I will be turning 60 next month. As I look back over my life and I think about myself with psoriasis for 55 of those years and psoriatic arthritis for...