We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

One woman’s journey from receiving her diagnosis to finding a treatment that helps manage her chronic skin condition.

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening illness caused by bacteria that aggressively attack the soft tissue of the ...

Washing machines are essential for keeping clothes clean, but did you know they can also become breeding grounds for harmful ...

Pre-owned fashion is seen as a cheaper, more environmentally friendly way to expand their wardrobe. Although many secondhand ...

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

Diabetes, a growing health concern, often progresses silently, with early signs like unexplained weight loss, fatigue, and ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging ...