Skin Condition

• Saskatoon girl with rare skin condition shares message of self-acceptance

  Shayne Taylor was diagnosed with vitiligo at age five. The rare, autoimmune disorder leaves patches of skin without pigment.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2018
  
• Saskatoon mother of butterfly baby calling for expanded health coverage

  Baby Leo has a condition known as epidermolysis bullosa, which causes his skin to blister and tear.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2018
  
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• A year after ‘cure,’ Bangladesh’s ‘Tree Man’ again shows signs of rare skin condition

  A year after doctors declared him cured, Bangladesh's famous 'tree man' is once again covered in the skin growths that characterize his rare condition.

  World

  Feb 2, 2018
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• Why Canadians with eczema continue to suffer in silence

  According to a new report by the Eczema Society of Canada, 27 per cent of Canadian with eczema wait over six months to seek medial help.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2017
• Itchy and scratchy: Two new treatments may offer hope for eczema sufferers

  Two new discoveries in eczema treatment could bring relief to millions of Canadians.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2016
• Children treated for painful skin conditions on Ontario reserve

  Children suffering from skin rashes in a northern Ontario First Nation community are being treated by a team of doctors sent to the reserve.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2016
• Explaining Jim Flaherty’s skin condition, bullous pemphigoid

  Last year, Jim Flaherty conceded that he was battling a rare skin condition. Less a month ago, he stepped down from his finance minister posting.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2014