"I avoided the mirror when I undressed so that I didn’t have to notice the growing number of large, protruding bumps." ...
Researchers developed and used a novel blood test to diagnose and successfully treat a patient with a rare form of a severe ...
Most cases of nocardiosis start out as lung infections, in which pus-filled cavities, or abscesses containing the bacteria, form in the lungs. This can cause symptoms such as chest pain, a cough ...
According to the NHS website, symptoms may not appear until up to eight weeks after initial infection, as the body requires ...
"Why did my classmate say that my skin is yucky?" asked five-year-old Sophie Goh. It may seem like an innocent question, but ...
WAYNE, PA — Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PVLA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for rare ...
Dilgen, a 22-year-old Tottenville resident, has been battling epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare, life-threatening genetic ...
It sounded to me like a rare disease that people in the 1600s would ... like I was some kind of interactive display at a museum. My skin wasn’t just a problem, it was a spectacle.