UW Health Dermatologist Researching “COVID Toes” in Children (UWHealth.org)

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, pediatric dermatologists at UW Health and elsewhere saw a surge of red to purple bruise-like blisters and bumps on otherwise healthy children. Doctors soon hypothesized there could be a link between the painful purple blistered toes and COVID-19, so the term “COVID toes” was coined and began making headlines.

Chang Wins Stiefel Research Award

Assistant Professor of Dermatology Hao Chang, PhD, received the 2019 Daneen & Charles Stiefel Investigative Scientist Award for Melanoma Research from the American Skin Association. The $100,000, one-year award will support Chang’s research on the …