How do dermatologists diagnose ringworm? A dermatologist can often tell if you have ringworm by looking at the infected area. Your dermatologist may also examine other areas of your body. It’s common ...

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Kids with eczema have very sensitive skin. Many products that touch their skin can trigger eczema. To complicate matters, it can take time for your child’s skin to react. For example, an ingredient in ...

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Have you tried treating dark spots on your own without getting the results you want? Do you see new dark spots appear as others fade? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Darks spots and patches ...

ORLANDO, FL (March 7, 2025) — Philadelphia-based board-certified dermatologist Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, will begin her one-year term as president of the American Academy of Dermatology at the close ...

Four new officers and four new board members will be installed immediately upon conclusion of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. The officers and board members are all ...

The 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting will take place March 7-11 in Orlando. The meeting will feature nearly 300 educational sessions with more than 1,700 speakers discussing the ...

Stress is a nasty cycle: Feeling stressed can affect several skin and hair conditions, and living with those conditions can make you feel even more stressed.

With the right skin care, you can make pores less noticeable. When you look in the mirror, do you feel that your skin would look more attractive if you could shrink those large pores? There’s actually ...

Find out what may be causing the itch and what can bring relief. If you have what feels like razor bumps or acne on the back of your neck or scalp, you may have acne keloidalis nuchae. Find out what ...

For women, the first noticeable sign of hair loss is often a widening part or less fullness to their ponytail. Millions of people develop these signs of hair loss, which tend to appear gradually.