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We asked a dermatologist and a trichologist about how to fix common issues.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are apps dedicated to tanning. There truly is an app for everything. Why wouldn’t there be one to tell you when to go outside, soak up the sun, turn over, and bake your skin until you achieve the crispy sheen of a Costco rotisserie chicken while…

Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start to summer are here.

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan talks with Dr. Adam Friedman, chair of dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, about all you need to know about sunscreen before hitting the…

Many of us have had an irrit­at­ing bump — or a cluster of them — on our hands, feet or even face. It may have been a wart. These com­mon skin growths are caused by vari­ous strains of a par­tic­u­lar virus that most people are exposed to at some point in their lives, experts said.

If you…

ew research from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is challenging long-held assumptions about sensitive skin syndrome (SSS) and its relationship to rosacea. For years, dermatologists have grappled with whether SSS is simply a mild or variant form of rosacea…

Your skin burns when you splash cold water on your face. It stings after the first sip of wine. It flushes in the sun, tightens in the wind, aches inexplicably after stress. For years, doctors have looked at that constellation of symptoms and reached for a familiar diagnosis: rosacea, or…

New research from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences provides evidence that sensitive skin syndrome (SSS) is biologically distinct from rosacea, helping clarify a long-standing debate in dermatology and potentially guiding more targeted treatment approaches…

People taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, or Mounjaro for diabetes or obesity may have a higher chance of developing certain types of hair loss, according to a large new study of U.S. medical records.[1]
The increased risk appeared as early as six months after starting the…

Post-inflammatory Hyper- and Hypopigmentation: Differential Diagnosis and Practical Treatment Approaches

Many of us have had an irritating bump - or a cluster of them - on our hands, feet or even face.

It may have been a wart.

These common skin growths are caused by various strains of a particular virus that most people are exposed to at some point in their lives, experts said.