When a 54-year-old landscaper came into an Orlando dermatology clinic with a splotchy, painful rash, Dr. Rajiv Nathoo took five or six biopsies. The rash was spreading from the man’s limbs to his face ...

Know why early leprosy diagnosis prevents disability, reduces transmission, and breaks stigma. Expert explain symptoms, ...

Jordan became the first country in the world in 2024 to be officially verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating leprosy, even as several countries, including India, continue to ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Health officials are seeing more cases of the rare disease of leprosy in Florida, and want to find out why. Are foreign travelers bringing the disease to Florida with them? Are people in the state ...

A man had circular red patches all over his body and his hand was in the shape of a claw. was diagnosed with leprosy. He was eventually diagnosed with leprosy, a rare disease that is still stigmatized ...

On World Leprosy Day, observed in India on January 30, we bring you an excerpt from the first chapter that, in a conversation ...