Perhaps the skin in between your toes is itchy. Or the skin on the sides of your feet is flaking and irritated. These are classic signs of athlete’s foot. Doctors call it tinea pedis and it’s a common ...

Perhaps the skin in between your toes is itchy. Or the skin on the sides of your feet is flaking and irritated. These are classic signs of athlete's foot. Doctors call it tinea pedis and it's a common ...

Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection of the foot otherwise known as Tinea pedis. This fungal infection is often a mild condition that can, in rare instances, erupt into a full-blown bacterial ...

Foot fungus, also known as athlete's foot, is an infection caused by mold. Another name for this contagious condition is tinea pedis. (Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images) Fungi like dark, warm, moist ...

This article was medically reviewed by Caroline Chang, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on June 27, 2019. Your weekend pedicure, post-workout ...

The fungi responsible for toenail infections and athlete's foot may reproduce by making clones of itself. According to a new paper published Wednesday in Genetics, the genome of the fungus responsible ...

While locations like showers or locker rooms are the most common way of contracting athlete’s foot, there are other factors that could cause you to contract athlete’s foot. These other factors include ...

Perhaps the skin in between your toes is itchy. Or the skin on the sides of your feet is flaking and irritated. These are classic signs of athlete's foot. Doctors call it tinea pedis and it's a common ...

You take off your shoes every time you get home—and ask anyone visiting to do the same. But is walking barefoot bad for your feet? Even indoors? We checked in with Dr. Miguel Cunha, founder of Gotham ...