June 1, 2020 | Category:
News RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – With warm, summer weather finally here and COVID-19 restrictions easing, people may now be spending more time outside. That can be a deadly risk if you’re not careful and informed. Angela Bakker, an Australian native now living in the Biggest Little City in the World with her husband and two kids, enjoys being […]
May 3, 2020 | Category:
NewsRENO, Nev. (KOLO) Patients who exhibit some signs and symptoms of COVID-19 can have nasal swab samples taken at a drive-thru testing program. Those symptoms include, high fever, chills, muscle aches, cough and shortness of breath but now doctors say there may be another sign. “Often viruses present as rashes,” said Dr. Cindy Lamerson with Nevada […]
April 21, 2020 | Category:
News RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – You may have seen the DOVE ad called “COURAGE” showing the faces of healthcare workers on the front lines. The ad was even the topic of discussion during an NPR program called 1A, which is produced by NPR AND WAMU. “What is interesting is, I think about those pictures I am […]
March 17, 2020 | Category:
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February 7, 2020 | Category:
NewsRENO, Nev (KOLO) For years, the Nevada Center for Dermatology helped patients find answers to their acne, rosacea, psoriasis or eczema problems. As time has gone on, more effective treatments have come on the market. While that’s all great news, for patients like Ariana Kukulica, treatment is tougher than it sounds. “So going through a […]
November 7, 2019 | Category:
NewsRENO, NV (KOLO) A couple of years ago we talked to Shari Lambert and her struggles with psoriasis. The skin disorder could be found on her stomach, legs and arms. What was perhaps more distressing, people’s reaction to it. They think it’s contagious,” says Shari. “For years I wore long sleeves. I mean 100 degrees outside, […]
July 8, 2019 | Category:
News RENO, NV (KOLO)”Every day people should be wearing some sunscreen on their face and trailing it down on their neck as well,” says Dr. Lamerson, a dermatologist with Nevada Center for Dermatology. “A lot of damage occurs on the face and neck,” she says. Granted, sunscreen sales most likely skyrocket in the summertime, […]
May 30, 2019 | Category:
News RENO, NV (KOLO) Even though it doesn’t feel like it just yet, warmer weather is coming. And if you don’t use sunscreen year-round, which you should, it will soon be time to break out the bottle or spray can. Experts have drilled home the sun protection factor (SPF), and how sunscreens should protect […]
May 29, 2019 | Category:
News RENO, NV (KOLO) Pat Butowick isn’t shy about giving her age. “74,” she says. She says she takes good care of herself, exercises, eats right. But she says she notices a change in attitude toward her once someone figures out she’s a septuagenarian. “I think the hands give away you know, your age,” […]
May 20, 2019 | Category:
News RENO, NV (KOLO) At the Nevada Center for Dermatology, you’ll see staff wearing colorful t-shirts throughout the month of May, Why? May is Melanoma Awareness Month. The tie-dye shirts are in honor of reggae singer Bob Marley, who died from this form of skin cancer. “Poor Bob Marley,” says Dr. Bille Casse, a […]
