It's a simple mistake many people make when they first get into a hotel room after a long day of travelling. It comes amid a ...

Brits heading abroad this summer are being urged to inspect hotel beds before unpacking, as bedbug infestations and scabies ...

Councils have reported a 35 per cent increase in bedbug infestations since 2022, while the NHS saw a 74 per cent rise in ...

Scabies comes to mind when the dominant symptom is generalised pruritus, particularly when the itching is most pronounced at night. Pruritus tends to develop 3–6 weeks after infection. In the event of ...

Cicada season may be over, but another pest emerges right after. Here's how to prevent possible bites and rashes from oak ...

With temperatures soaring over the past few weeks, many of us have been spending more time outdoors, making the most of the warm weather. But while barbecues and picnics are summer highlights, all ...

The dermatoscope may also be useful to general practitioners, amongst other things for scabies diagnosis (1, 2). A scabies mite is 0.2–0.5 mm in diameter. It burrows a track in the epidermis, in the ...