A bruise is an injury to the skin or tissues just under your skin. A bruise that doesn’t go away may be a sign of an underlying condition, such as low or abnormal blood platelets or blood-clotting ...

A bruise develops when an injury does not break the skin but still damages small blood vessels. Researchers are unsure why some bruises itch, but believe it may be due to dry skin and the healing ...

The colors of a bruise can appear different, depending on the person’s skin tone, and bruising may be less apparent on dark skin due to contrast. It may initially appear red or purple, then change ...

Bruises are especially common if you play any kind of sports that can (literally) knock you on your butt, such as: sit down too hard get hit on the butt too forcefully with someone’s hand or with ...

Bruises are a totally normal part of life. Maybe you regularly get “attacked” by doorframes, desks, or other inanimate (but totally in your way) objects. It’s still understandable if you don’t want to ...

Most bruises happen when you sustain an injury that fails to break the skin, but crushes the small blood vessels underneath. Blood then leaks and becomes trapped under the surface, leaving the ...

Bad Bunny impressed a lot of people, including those in WWE and fans following his Street Fight with Damian Priest at Saturday’s Backlash PLE in Puerto Rico. This marked Bunny’s third wrestling match, ...

Bruises probably aren't something you typically give much thought. You might bump into a low table while you're walking through your house, and think, "Ouch, that's going to be a nasty bruise tomorrow ...

The healing time for a bruise can vary depending on how and where the bruise happened, your overall health, and other individual factors. Talk to your healthcare provider for tips on how to prevent ...

Ever month, we send some of your biggest questions on health, nutrition, and more, to our panel of experts to answer. The question, "Why do I bruise easily even when I don't really bang into anything?

Bruises and hematomas may appear similar, but hematomas can be more serious and take longer to heal. Hematomas involve severe bruising and cann swell and grow as blood leaks into tissue under your ...