When you’ve got an itch, your first instinct is to scratch it, bringing instant relief. However, any relief from scratching [ ...

The new administration's freeze on foreign aid (affecting America's sweeping anti-HIV initiative PEPFAR) has raised concerns about the dispersal of the pills taken daily by those who are HIV positive.

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, which triggers mast cells: cells involved in the immune system, causing ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in the United States live with kidney disease, but only about 10% know they ...

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is an effective way to reduce the risk of contracting HIV through sexual activity or injection drug use. Currently, there are two oral forms that are taken daily, ...

But Scripps Research scientists have now discovered that for some HIV vaccines, something else happens: after a few immunizations the immune system begins to produce antibodies against immune ...

They stared at me blankly. None of them knew of the highly contagious disease that causes a rash of itchy blisters all over the body, and that was my point. The chickenpox vaccine, which was ...

There are three types of heat rash, depending on severity: Miliaria rubra is uncomfortable and itchy. However, developing the rash isn’t usually enough to visit a doctor unless you have more ...

With jock itch, the rash starts in the groin, where the torso and legs meet. With scrotal eczema, it begins on the scrotum, though it may affect other areas too. Jock itch is curable with ...