Ever notice white patches on your tongue or redness in your mouth or throat? It could be oral thrush, a common fungal infection. These patches may feel sore and tender, and scraping them could ...

Second only to the gut, the mouth is home to a diverse community of bacteria, known as the oral microbiome, with more than 700 species alone colonising our tongues, teeth and tissue. This means the ...

Mouth infections represent one of the most widespread health concerns affecting people of all ages, yet many individuals remain unaware of the various types and effective treatment options available.

A white tongue can have many different causes and is sometimes accompanied by a dry mouth or an unpleasant odor. In some ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral mucosa inconspicuously—but only in finely balanced amounts. Too little toxin ...

Rebecca A. Drummond receives funding from the Medical Research Council. Around half a billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year – with around 140 million women suffering ...

Healthcare officials are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious sexually transmitted ringworm infection was detected in the U.S. for the first time. But what is ringworm and how do you know if ...

Nearly 100 people have likely contracted blastomycosis in an outbreak at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, according to numerous reports and a press release from Public Health Delta & ...

At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. The infected patients contracted ...