Dr MKO AbimbolaDiphtheria, first described by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, in the fifth century BC, is a highly communicable disease that primarily affects the skin or upper throat ...

Nutritional interventions at a community level may be the best way forward to both prevent and treat the "flesh-eating" skin infection Buruli ulcer in the fight against neglected tropical diseases ...

River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa.

Black seed oil has been used for centuries in traditional Eastern European, Northern African, and Southwestern Asian medicine. But what is black seed oil good for? It’s still generating buzz today for ...

The stark divide that South Africa's land act seeks to bridge A law that allows the government to confiscate land has reignited racial tensions that have dogged Africa's southernmost tip ever ...

Many cosmetics contain addictive chemicals, such as polyethylene glycol, hydroquinone, and heavy metals, which pose ...

Older, generic medications, including ones for cyclosporine, nicotinamide, and dapsone, can effectively treat patients with various dermatological conditions while helping to reduce insurance and cost ...

From a groundbreaking find to a global disaster. This is how one species and human error endangered amphibians everywhere.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the shipment of leprosy drugs to Nigeria after a year-long hold-up, Reuters news agency reported.  UN Special Rapporteur Beatriz Miranda-Galarza cited ...

In his Tuesday address to Congress, President Trump listed U.S.-funded programs that he considers an "appalling waste" — ...

Dupilumab rapidly treated and maintained improvements in lichenification, a type of skin thickening from repetitive ...