The disease is caused by microscopic mites that burrow into the skin and spread easily through prolonged close contact, ...

More than two decades ago, measles—a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease—was declared eliminated in ...

Scabies is a highly infectious disease which is spread through close skin contact. This means if one person becomes infected ...

Doctors warn that well-intentioned home remedies may not only fail to help but can actually worsen a child’s condition.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why some chronic wounds refuse to heal, even when treated with antibiotics. A ...

Warts are one of the most common skin problems seen across all age groups, especially in children and young adults. They are ...

For Tracy Owen, eczema was much more than dry skin. It came to dictate every aspect of her life, from ­relationships to how she dressed.

A healthy skin barrier protects the skin against numerous outside threats, but like any other shield when it suffers damage ...

As a pediatrician who has cared for children in Delhi for decades, I have seen how modern medicine has transformed childhood ...

Berkeley declares health emergency as leptospirosis outbreak forces homeless encampment evacuations. Multiple rats and dogs ...

Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures ...

Soothe respiratory ailments this chilly Bangladeshi winter using honey, a natural remedy for coughs and throat irritation.