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I’m 27 and Thought I Had Chronic Acne—Until a Doctor Explained My Condition Affects 3.5 Million Americans

A hidradenitis suppurativa expert doctor shares effective strategies for care, and where HS research is headed. ...
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My HS Was So Painful I Could Barely Get Out of Bed. Here’s How the Right Treatment Gave Me My Life Back

Brianna Jenkins, 23, was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a skin disease that causes painful boil-like abscesses, when she was eight. When she got her period at age 10, her symptoms ...
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A Lump in My Groin Led to a Stage 4 Melanoma Diagnosis When I Was Just 22

Mariena Browning, 28, from Pocatello, Idaho, was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma after finding a lump in her groin at 22 years old—a relatively unusual spot for this dangerous type of skin cancer. She ...