Skin Health
A comprehensive overview of different skin conditions, including eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and chronic hives, ways to distinguish them from each other, and treatment options. Inspiring personal stories from patient experts on living with a visible illness.
10 Fast Ways to Spot Rosacea
This chronic skin condition is easy to misdiagnose. Here’s how to tell it apart from the rest.
The Latest
How to Switch Over Your Skincare Routine for Fall and Winter
When your skin is already sensitive, a new season brings on a slew of new complexion concerns.
Beauty Products to Skip When You Have Psoriasis
Lotions and creams are tricky with sensitive skin. Here, a few ingredients to avoid.
5 Common Psoriasis Triggers—and How to Tame Them
Scaly patches? No bueño. By understanding and avoiding what irks your skin, you can help keep it smooth.
Why Is Melanoma so Deadly? And Other Top Skin Cancer Qs
We tackle your most pressing questions about this serious form of skin cancer.
How to Sleep Better With Psoriasis
Tips for bedding, PJs, and more when you're dealing with this chronic skin condition.
Is Your Face Mask Making Your Chronic Skin Condition Worse?
From rosacea to eczema, the littlest things can set off major flares. So what to do when your entire face is swathed in itchy fabric? We asked the experts.
13 Tips to Prevent Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
Over time, even small exposures to the sun's damaging UV rays can really add up. Here's how top derms protect their skin.
6 Ways to Check Yourself for Melanoma
It only takes five minutes a month to spot the early warning signs of melanoma, when it's most treatable.
7 Signs Your Melanoma Has Spread
When melanoma advances to stage 4, the warning signs can be more than skin deep. Here's what warrants a call to your doc.
How to Treat Melanoma Stage by Stage
From mole removal to drug therapy, there are many ways to tackle melanoma. Here’s how to ID the best approach for you.
Featured Collections
Living Well with Chronic Hives
Personal stories and the latest knowledge from experts about life with chronic idiopathic urticaria, including symptoms, treatment options, and how to thrive in daily life.
A Healthier, Happier Future With Psoriasis
How do you find love with psoriasis? How do you handle awkward questions or assumption? It all comes down to self confidence, our patient experts say. Here's how to boost yours.
Psoriatic Arthritis: How to Adapt and Thrive
Our experts share how they've adapted their homes, workplaces, and hobbies to continue pursuing their daily lives and goals with psoriatic arthritis.
Meet the Experts
Eileen Bailey
Health WriterEileen Bailey is an award-winner author of six books on health and parenting. She specializes in ADHD, Anxiety, Sexual Health, Skin Care, Psoriasis and Skin Cancer.
Alisha Bridges
Patient AdvocatePublic speaker and award-winning writer and community advocate. She has lived and thrived with psoriasis for over two decades.
Casey Nilsson
Patient AdvocateCasey Nilsson, an award-winning journalist based in Providence, Rhode Island, writes about autoimmune disease for HealthCentral.