Skin. It's the biggest part of you. Insight from experts about treating and caring for your skin.

From who's susceptible to what to avoid, here are 5 things everyone should know about eczema, specifically atopic dermatitis.

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis (AD), is a common inflammatory skin disease with the hallmark of itchy, red, and "angry" skin. It's the most common skin disease we see in babies and newborns. Moisturizers have long played an important role in the treatment of AD. But what if moisturizers did more? What if moisturizers could actually prevent AD before it even started in high-risk newborns?

As winter approaches, the skin irritations and rashes associated with eczema tend to start showing up with increased frequency. As a pediatric dermatologist I see this trend in my patients every year. Eczema in children first shows up in infancy and gets better as kids get older. But in the meantime, many sufferers of childhood eczema find this time of year uncomfortable. In this post I explain some of the common triggers of eczema-related rashes and offer some suggestions for parents to deal with these symptoms.

There are many causes of itchy skin, some resulting from unfortunate forays into poison ivy patches, assaults from pesky mosquitoes, or a chronic skin disease such as eczema (atopic dermatitis). Despite various causes, all can produce a similar sensation – an itch. Itch is hard to define, yet most would agree it is “that which produces the desire to scratch.”

You may have an old jar of petroleum jelly collecting dust in the back of your medicine cabinet, but did you know just how versatile that petroleum jelly can be?

Most people are probably familiar with or have heard of Botox, but how much do you know about what it's used for and how it works?

Millions of people visit dermatologists each year, but have you ever wondered what it takes to become a dermatologist?

In a survey of more than 1,500 U.S. millennials, 7 in 10 say skin damage is a significant concern for them. Yet when it comes to skin care and sun precautions, their everyday practices suggest a different attitude. A new poll sponsored by the developers of Aysa, an artificial intelligence-driven symptom checker app, aimed to uncover millennial attitudes and habits when it comes to protecting their skin – and here's what it found.

Whether you slather on lotion or mist yourself with sprays, sunscreen is an important tool to protect your skin from the sun. This tool is actually an over-the-counter drug that the FDA regulates, and it does contain chemicals. Now, the agency wants more testing and data on what goes into your sunscreen. 

Fungal infections of the skin are a common complaint among patients visiting a dermatologist. In this article, we will discuss two of the most common types of fungal skin infections: tinea skin infections and pityriasis versicolor. We will also discuss some of the tests and treatments that dermatologists can use for each condition.

Dr. Henry Anhalt and Liza Bernstein talk about how questions that emerge from the patient community can reveal opportunities to address the real-life challenges of living with diabetes.

Raul (Raully) Gomez shares his personal Type 2 diabetes diagnosis story - living with the disease, how he takes care of himself, and how diabetes helped him transform his life.