Feeling itchy? Scientists are working to unravel the mysteries behind chronic itch

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Candice Coghlan spent much of her time in high school missing class after scratching large areas of her legs, back and scalp, without knowing the itching was due to a silent disease. 

When Coghlan returned home to Waterloo during her second year of university, she’d lost weight on top of the skin issues. Hours after blood was drawn, the lab called telling her to go to the emergency

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