Scars - in particular keloid scars that result from overgrowth of skin tissue after injuries or surgeries - are unsightly and can even lead to disfigurement and psychological problems of affected...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sivextro (tedizolid phosphate), a new antibacterial drug, to treat adults with skin infections.

Autoimmune disease occurs when the body's own natural defense system rebels against itself.

Using an arthritis drug, doctors have restored hair growth in a 25-year-old man left bare of body hair from the uncommon disease alopecia universalis.

The number of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) has skyrocketed due to the spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Psoriasis is a serious, chronic, inflammatory, non-communicable disease for which there is currently no cure.

A new report published June 13, 2014 sets out six key challenges faced by those living with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and those responsible for its diagnosis and management.

New research finds that wearing sunscreen alone does not offer complete protection against DNA-damaging UV radiation, meaning there is still a significant risk of melanoma.

Amgen and AstraZeneca has announced that results from a Phase 2 study evaluating brodalumab in 168 patients with psoriatic arthritis were published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

Two new studies find an association between breast cancer and moles. However, the researchers can only hypothesize on the mechanisms driving this association.