Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers protects against germs, but it also strips essential lipids, proteins, and ...

Objective Sjögren’s is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterised by dryness symptoms (eyes, mouth, skin), alongside ...

Dermatologists reveal the silent signs of skin cancer that are often overlooked, such as a pimple that doesn't go away. The ...

Medical sociology examines how social, cultural, political and economic factors shape health in ways that medicine alone ...

Mapping the genomes of the bacteria responsible for yaws, a debilitating childhood disease, has uncovered new insights into ...

At just 22 years old, Naabil Khan is the founder of Skin For All, a website making information on skin conditions across ...

During his training in clinical dermatology, Thierry Nordmann encountered several patients with a rare, horrifying condition called toxic epidermal necrolysis, or TEN. Widely considered to be the only ...

PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - French farmers are protesting against government measures, including the culling of entire cattle herds, aimed at containing an outbreak of lumpy skin disease among livestock ...

They say money doesn’t buy happiness. And for some, it also can’t buy skin health. One persistent, inflammatory skin disease has become a growing problem across the globe, especially in wealthier ...

It falls under the category of obsessive-compulsive disorders and is also known as skin picking disorder or excoriation disorder. “For many, skin picking can be a response to feelings such as anxiety, ...

People with autoimmune skin diseases had significantly better cancer survival outcomes than others. Survival benefits were most notable in people with alopecia areata and Sjögren syndrome. Findings ...

Angioedema is deep swelling that occurs when fluid builds up under your skin or mucus membranes. It may affect your face, throat, gastrointestinal tract, or other parts of your body. Angioedema may ...