Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic, is helping to develop an artificial ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. For people who experienced an allergic reaction to their first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, skin testing ...

Dr. Jones answers the question: 'What Do Skin, RAST Test Results Mean?' — -- Question: What do positive and negative skin or RAST tests mean? Answer: In order to diagnose a child or an adult with ...

What is the earliest reasonable age to achieve adequate allergy testing results? Is radioallergosorbent test (RAST) equivalent to skin testing at an early age? For immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediated ...

Dr. Adkinson answers the question: 'Tests To Determine A Drug Allergy?' — -- Question: What tests are used to determine if I have a drug allergy? Answer: First of all, the most important test of ...

A little over a year ago, biomathematician Julian Sass, Ph.D., began to document the seemingly simple task of finding a sunscreen. But selecting one that works for his dark skin tone is "a hard task," ...

In vitro skin irritation testing has emerged as a critical component in the safety evaluation of chemicals and medical devices, aiming to replace traditional animal-based assays. Central to this ...