Telemedicine use has become more prevalent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is limited data on patient satisfaction with tele-dermatology, according to HCP Live.
When patients' primary care doctors were able to photograph areas of concern and share them with dermatologists, the response time for a consultation dropped from almost 84 days to under 5 hours, a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Independence Blue Cross suggests.
Researchers have discovered a naturally occurring protein that could lead to new therapies for preventing excessive scarring in patients during wound healing.
