Brown recluse bites often start with a blister at the center of a small, painful wound. The tissue around it can appear red and bruised. Symptoms can quickly progress to more serious swelling and ...

Reaching for that stick of deodorant might be second nature in your morning routine, but dermatologists are raising red flags about certain ingredients that could be causing more harm than good.

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Brianna Jenkins, 23, was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a skin disease that causes painful boil-like abscesses ...

When Kathryn Shusta first noticed a large, painful boil on her skin at 10 years old, she chalked it up to puberty. But when these boils kept coming back, they were harder to ignore. Her doctors ...