A woman’s nail-picking habit landed her in the ER. Her experience inspired a PSA video that racked up over 3.5 million likes.

Thanks to the hype around skincare, we spent too much time worrying about the kind of skincare products we use on the face.

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Some common rashes that can affect the hands and feet include viral hand, foot, and mouth disease, dyshidrotic eczema, and impetigo, a bacterial skin infection. Some of these conditions may cause ...

In the Majengo area of Nyeri town, Jane Muthoni washes her dishes with a lot of pain. One of her fingers is swollen and turned red. "I finished washing my children's clothes using a detergent sold ...

Molluscum contagiosum is an infection that causes a group of small, shiny, and smooth bumps on the skin. It’s caused by the M. contagiosum virus, a type of poxvirus, which can be transmitted ...

a All models controlled for: age, sex, recurrent infection, history of compromised immune system, whether episode started as an emergency visit, use of a topical antibacterial agent, whether ...

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million physician-office visits in the USA annually. Treating these infections is estimated to cost in excess of US$350 million each year.