Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Key Takeaways Infection, injury, and arthritis are common causes of swollen finger ...

You feel it first as a slight tenderness around your fingertip. Maybe you dismiss it as a paper cut or kitchen mishap. But within hours, that mild discomfort transforms into throbbing pain that keeps ...

Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those microbes are harmless. Sometimes, the same strain of bacteria can lead to very ...

Fingernail fungus can take time to clear up, and it may be several months before the affected nail grows back. Medical treatments are the only known methods to effectively treat nail fungus. If you’ve ...

In the aftermath of global health crises, new research has shed light on the troubling neurological effects of severe infections. Groundbreaking studies reveal structural damage within one of the body ...