Jane Kim, MD, is currently a medical editor and writer. She also consults on digital content for physician medical education. Oatmeal baths can soothe and temporarily relieve itching from shingles.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are out to change baseball, one stinking, annoying, pesky, skin-crawling, chalkboard-scratching, stone-in-my-shoe, please-make-it-stop foul ball at a time. “That’s our ...

Learn about common types of skin fungal infections, like ringworm, yeast and tinea versicolor, as well as some rare but dangerous types. 211.766 Narrator: Fungi are everywhere in our world…taking ...

Firefighters on Friday afternoon searched but found nobody inside a tunnel used as a homeless campsite after it partially collapsed in Sacramento’s River District. The California Highway Patrol was ...

Chickenpox, also called varicella, mostly affects children. But you can still get it as an adult if you’re exposed to the varicella-zoster virus and you don’t already have immunity from the chickenpox ...

New technology is being used to save one of Scotland’s best loved and most important creatures. Just last week the wild honey bee was classified as endangered for the first time. Now a Scots charity ...

Students walk by a new gateway sign at the entrance to Fresno State at Maple and Shaw avenues. The stone and metal sign lies across from a sculptural element, called a sprout to reflect the school's ...

The Halloween-themed Festival provides fabulous photo opportunities for all the family, so Scarborough News photographer Richard Ponter went along to capture the event on camera. Visitors to the site ...

Our faces tend to steal the spotlight when it comes to skincare, but taking care of the rest of our skin is equally important. Yes, our limbs might be hidden under clothing for at least half the year, ...

Use oatmeal baths and baking soda to help relieve itchy skin from heat rash. Cool baths, showers, and fans can lower body heat, helping the rash heal. See a healthcare provider if symptoms are more ...