Thousands of people have taken to Reddit describing symptoms of a condition aptly referred to as "Hell's Itch." One Reddit user called their symptoms "the worst thing I have ever experienced," adding, ...

Sunburn is a common problem, especially as many people bare more skin during the longer days of summer. Past research suggests around one-third of U.S. adults get sunburned in a given year, with the ...

Although it's not an official clinical diagnosis, "hell's itch," typically occurs in severe sunburns that peel, explains Meghan Feely, MD, FAAD a board-certified dermatologist and clinical instructor ...

It is an itch that has brought U.S. Marines to their knees. 'Nobody can understand or believe you unless you’ve gone through it' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

Worst of all, it is an itch whose very existence is largely unknown to medical science. It is, in the parlance of its panicked sufferers, the Hell Itch You can save this article by registering for ...

Nothing screams, I totally forgot to use sunscreen!!! like a flaming red sunburn but, you know, it happens to the best of us. That said, having an itchy sunburn is just cruel. Like, youre already ...

Semanza lived in the Rukungiri region of rural Uganda. He suffered such unbearable itching that continuous scratching with his fingernails did not afford him even temporary relief. His solution was to ...

Itch is defined as an unpleasant sensation that evokes a desire to scratch. In contrast to acute itch that is transient, chronic itch is a persistent, debilitating condition for which there are few ...