The human skin is the largest part of the body. It helps in keeping the whole body safe against any kind of disease and infection. But the skin can also have different types of diseases. And, you need ...

Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of liver disease. However, not everyone with liver disease experiences itching, and the specific causes of this itching are unknown. This article looks at the ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Key Takeaways: Hormonal changes during perimenopause — particularly ...

Scabies survivors have taken to Reddit to discuss their 'nightmare' post-scabies syndrome experiences and reveal what symptoms they had.

Itchy skin may be a symptom of gallbladder cancer if other symptoms are present, such as yellow skin and eyes, fever, or unexplained weight loss. Itching can be a symptom of gallbladder cancer, but, ...

When spring flowers bloom or fall leaves scatter, millions reach for tissues to combat the familiar sneezing and itchy eyes of seasonal allergies. Yet a lesser-known consequence lurks beneath these ...

It’s annoying, uncomfortable, and tends to occur more commonly as we get older. “Dermatologists start to see an uptick in the presentation of itchy skin around age 50, and it continues to increase as ...

Scientists are making headway on parsing the condition’s biological underpinnings, in hope of better treatments Katherine Harmon Courage, Knowable It seems hard to believe that a basic human sensation ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a rare genetic condition that prevents bile from properly draining from the liver. It often begins in infancy. PFIC can cause a range of ...