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Featured Episode: A Medicare Proposal Could Change How You Receive Care — Here's What You Can Do

August 12, 2026

Most people don't follow healthcare policy. But this one is worth your attention, and the window to do something about it closes September 14th. A new CMS proposal, if passed, would cut reimbursement by 50 percent any time a doctor performs a procedure on the same day as an office visit. On paper, it sounds like a billing technicality. In practice, it means that if your dermatologist finds a suspicious mole during a routine skin check, many practices would no longer be able to biopsy it that ...

Guest Episode: Dr. Mary Alice Mina on Perimenopause, Collagen Loss and What Women in Midlife Actually Need

August 06, 2026

At 40, Dr. Mary Alice Mina noticed her neck for the first time. She was a dermatologist, she knew the science, and it still caught her off guard. That moment of recognition is exactly what she now builds her practice around. Dr. Mina is a board-certified dermatologist, host of The Skin Real podcast, and one of the clearer voices in a space crowded with noise about menopause and perimenopause skin care. In this conversation with Dr. Portela, she covers what actually happens to skin during this...

EP 51: Sunburn, Sweat Acne and Summer Skin Damage — What Dermatologists See Every July

July 30, 2026

Summer has a way of reminding people that their skin has limits. Every July, the same things land in Dr. Dustin Portela and Austin Lee's clinic: sunburns that crossed a line, back acne that appeared out of nowhere, rashes from sources nobody thought to question. This episode is their honest take on the summer conditions they see year after year, what causes them, what to do, and in a few cases, what not to do. Sunburns get a proper breakdown, including the biology of why the damage keeps happ...