As the old saying goes, “If I had a nickel for every time [something happened], I’d be rich.” For a dermatologist, the [something happened] stands for “Help—my back itches, Doc!” How often do I hear ...

The twinge begins in the afternoon: toes. At my desk, toes, itching. Toes, toes, toes. I don’t normally think about my toes. But as I commute home in a crowded subway car, my feet are burning, and I ...

The good thing about having an unusually dry year is the mosquito population is down considerably from a normal year. The bad thing is ticks and chiggers are doing unusually well. The results are the ...

There are few worse feelings than an itch you can’t scratch—especially when it’s unexplained and in an inconvenient place like your armpit. But alas, it happens—and while you might be eager to try out ...