The majority of people with psoriatic arthritis first experience skin symptoms. One of the most common is a rash with thick, discolored skin covered with flaky, lighter-colored patches.

It consists of episodes during which the symptoms last for at least two weeks. Depression can last for several weeks, months, or years. For many people, it is a chronic illness that gets better ...

Walilko knew something was wrong—yet says clinicians continued to brush off her symptoms. After doing internet research, she figured out that her boyfriend was likely a strep carrier ...