Discover the essential facts about chancroid, a lesser-known but serious STI that causes painful genital ulcers and increases ...

Appearance, size and the location of warts can vary. Most are less the one-half centimetre in diameter and may be flat or raised, dry or moist. Usually they have a rough, pitted surface, either flesh ...

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A recent clinical trial finds the anti-parasitic drug moxidectin -- currently approved to treat river blindness, another tropical disease caused by parasitic worms -- is also more effective for ...

Treatment with JAK inhibitors was associated with a greater risk of infections compared with biologic therapies in patients with atopic dermatitis.

Ear infections are a common and painful occurrence in infants and toddlers. Oral antibiotics are often prescribed for a week to treat the condition, but these drugs can trigger side effects that ...

Tattoos are a common way for people to express themselves. Yet not everyone who gets a tattoo is happy with it. The best way ...

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the ...

Patients with severe dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, have skin so fragile, the slightest touch can lead to ...

Those yellowish and thickened toenails could mean you have an infection with a toenail fungus. Here are the types, symptoms, ...

Too easily overlooked are non-influenza, non-COVID viruses and bacteria that are burgeoning and spreading unchecked — both in ...

Ingrown hairs are a common nuisance but rarely serious. They can develop on frequently shaved body parts such as the legs or ...