Dr. Donita McCants-Prepti, DVM, CPT, CNC, is a veterinarian, speaker, and advocate for whole-person well-being in veterinary medicine. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tuskegee ...

Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that spreads through healthcare facilities, is gaining ground across the United States ...

Unlike most fungi that cause ringworm, TMVII is spread through close sexual contact and is more likely to cause inflammatory ...

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States' "largest known outbreak" of a sexually ...

One person who contracted it died. The fungus is commonly found in soil in the Ohio River and Mississippi River valleys, and the illness is not contagious. By Adeel Hassan One death is being ...

Not sure if ear pain means a simple wax blockage or a true infection? Learn the key symptoms that set them apart—and know when it’s time to watch and wait or see a doctor.

Steroids are a class of medicines that mimics natural hormones. Corticosteroids are beneficial for inflammatory conditions like asthma and arthritis as they suppress immune activity. On the other hand ...

A rare but potentially deadly fungal infection known as histoplasmosis is sickening a cluster of people in Tennessee. Dozens of histoplasmosis cases have been reported in middle Tennessee since last ...

Individualized treatment, rather than presumed superiority, should shape decisions ...

Efinaconazole 10% solution was found to be a safe and effective treatment of chronic fungal nail infections among patients with skin of color, according to a study published in the Journal of Drugs in ...

A potentially deadly fungus has been spreading throughout Tennessee, health officials have warned. Over 35 cases of histoplasmosis, a lung infection caused by exposure to the fungus Histoplasma ...

Sexually transmitted ringworm, known as trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII, is a fungus that infects the skin.