No, pityriasis rosea is not contagious. You cannot get it from another person. The cause of pityriasis rosea is not fully known, but experts believe a viral infection that triggers a skin reaction ...

Very limited research has examined the relationship between pityriasis rosea and anemia, but it may be possible to have both conditions. For instance, a 2014 study involving 52 people with ...

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an acute inflammatory skin ... but lesions gradually resolve within 6 to 8 weeks. Educate patient on the normal course of the condition. Reassure patient that the ...

The Trump Administration is rightfully calling attention to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) over its questionable and, in some cases, outright fraudulent spending. The ...

The Ballard Clinic sits across the street from the Greyhound bus station in the hollowed-out downtown of Jackson, Tenn., a small city about an hour from Memphis. After Dr. Thomas Ballard III took ...

Earlier this month, a newer patient came in to see me for a check-up and discussion about her extremely high cholesterol level. In her late 50s with a family history of early-age heart attack ...

The startup's chief regulatory officer Sanja Ilic organized a study in Croatia to test the filter's efficacy on cancer patients. It yielded promising preliminary results, with at least one patient ...

NEW DELHI – India’s top court said on Feb 12 that the practice of giving handouts was creating a “class of parasites” that was unwilling to work during elections because of “freebies ...

Plastic surgeons agree that they’re seeing more patients sizing down their appearance, opting for breast reductions and dissolving facial fillers. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Stafford ...

The government delivered its 10,000-baht handout to each of 3 million elderly people early Monday morning, and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said payments of subsequent stages would follow ...

On top of the flu infection itself, doctors say they’re seeing large numbers of patients with some of its most devastating complications. In children, specialists say they’re seeing more than ...

By Eve Sampson Two Australian medical workers caught on video making threats against Israeli patients have set off an uproar in a country where there has been a spate of antisemitic attacks in ...