A verruca is a wart on the foot. These can differ slightly from warts elsewhere in that they tend to be flat or even grow inwards, due to the pressure on the foot preventing it from growing outwards.

Foot warts can be common warts, plantar warts, or periungal warts. They develop when a certain strand of HPV infects a cut or open wound. You can get rid of them with salicylic acid products or by ...

What is it? “A smooth, round, painless lump caused when an oil gland gets blocked,” explains Glasgow GP Dr ­Penelope Ward. “This is the most common lump seen by GPs and typically occurs during your ...

Medicare generally doesn’t cover wart removal for cosmetic reasons, but it will provide coverage if the removal is deemed medically necessary by a Medicare-approved doctor. Wart removal is considered ...

I am a woman in my 40s and over the last few weeks, patches of skin on my arms and legs have become very dry and itchy. I haven’t changed any cosmetics or household products recently. What do you ...