What's that itch? Scratchy skin can be caused by a number of things, from the cold, dry winter air to allergens in the spring and summer. While the causes of itchy skin can be a literal pain to ...

There is likely not directly infectious replicating skin in a condition known as "COVID toes," and that’s important to reassure patients, said Christine Ko, MD, professor of dermatology and pathology ...

It’s easy to assume that skin cancer happens only on parts of the body that are regularly in the sun, like your face, arms and neck. But it’s important to know that skin cancer may appear anywhere on ...

Scrubbing behind the ears and between the toes may help keep the skin in those regions healthy, new research suggests. The microbiome, or the collection of microbes living on and in the human body, ...

While on the couch, Amy Jardon, then 40, felt an intense itching sensation between her toes. After scratching did little to ease the feeling, she pulled her sock off and look at her foot. There was a ...

It can seem like we spend countless hours and endless amounts of money to keep the skin on our face looking and feeling its best—while the skin on other areas of our body often gets ignored. Though ...

The bottom of the feet may peel without itching for numerous reasons, such as dry skin, athlete’s foot, blisters, hyperhidrosis, and more. Treatment for peeling skin on the feet may depend on the ...

A curled toenail often begins as a small cosmetic change that seems easy to ignore. Then the nail thickens, the shoe rubs ...

Pedicurists kept asking Yvonne Basil about a dark spot on her pinky toe, but she would them what she believed herself: It was just a mole. The charcoal-colored mark — about the size of a pencil eraser ...

From dry skin to slower healing, cracked heels can sometimes reveal more about your health than you might expect.