As temperatures drop, many people experience dry, red, and itchy skin, a condition that often worsens in winter.

But there are specific kinds that are best: “Cough medicines that contain guaifenesin and dextromethorphan should be okay for a short time,” says Meleen Chuang, MD, the chief of obstetrics and ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

Your gut microbiome can trigger an immune response, leading to chronic systemic inflammation and lupus. Here are some tips to ...

Conditions like high blood pressure, skin rash and even osteoporosis could be triggered by hormonal imbalances in the body. Therefore, it becomes important to monitor symptoms that usually get snubbed ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Breaking out in a rash after exposure to sunlight is not uncommon – here’s what you need to know about sun allergy.

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

My condition worsened and fearing that I would infect my family, I travelled to my village in Busiika, Luweero District ...

“In addition to decreasing the inflammation by decreasing lesional staphylococcus aureus, the mupirocin treatment also lowered skin monocyte levels, which are important in driving cutaneous lupus,” ...

Laptops, heating pads and space heaters on bare skin can lead to erythema ab igne, or toasted skin syndrome, experts say.

Lutris Pharma, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving anti-cancer therapies by reducing cutaneous dose-limiting toxicity, today announced that it has secured a $30 million ...