When John (patient name changed for privacy) visited our clinic in 2019, he had been driving for five hours straight. A retired widower, John had been looking forward to relaxing in his golden years.

A team of researchers, including Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., dermatology professor at Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami and the director of the Miami Itch Center, drew data from ...

While “chronic itch” might sound to those who don’t suffer from it like no more than a mild annoyance, it can be debilitating, extremely frustrating, and can lower the quality of life for folks who ...

The itch—an unpleasant sensation on the skin that makes you want to scratch, sometimes desperately. For most of us, it's merely a transitory annoyance. But living with chronic itching without relief ...

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She likens the itchiness to a... Chronic itch is miserable. Scientists are just ...

Chronic skin itch affects 7% of U.S. adults but until recently neuroscientists considered the mechanisms of skin itch the same. Researchers have uncovered differences in itch on hairy versus non-hairy ...

Chronic itch —clinically known as chronic pruritus — is characterized as an unrelenting sensation to scratch the skin, understandably lowering the quality of life of those who suffer with it. But in a ...

It seems hard to believe that a basic human sensation — one that can be evoked by a simple mosquito bite — still has scientists scratching their heads. Yet despite centuries of study, understanding ...

Dermatologists share the most common skin conditions that worsen in the winter, plus tips for managing them.

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Our skin system is not just a physical envelope. It is a living organ that is sensitive to what is happening to us ...