Laura Young, MD, is a board-certified OB-GYN. She currently works as a laborist. Yeast infections are not sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but it's possible to transmit one to a partner ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.

The recall comes after Alcon evaluated a consumer complaint of foreign material observed inside a sealed single use vial and determined the material to be fungal in nature, the company reported. As an ...

The recall comes after Alcon evaluated a consumer complaint of foreign material observed inside a sealed single use vial and determined the material to be fungal in nature, the company reported.

The UK has introduced a ban on pigs, sheep and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in the country. The government said on Tuesday it will no longer ...

In recent days, a mysterious and alarming phenomenon dubbed the ‘Baldness Virus’ has emerged in several villages of Maharashtra's Buldhana district. The areas particularly affected were Kalvad ...

Initial tests have ruled out fungal infections. Medical teams and public awareness campaigns are underway to address the crisis. The Indian Council of Medical Research has scheduled a visit to the ...

Buldhana: Skin biopsy reports have ruled out any fungal infection in samples of people affected by unexplained hair loss in Buldhana's Shegaon tehsil. So far, 139 residents across 11 villages have ...

This problem is reflected in alarming data: With more than 1 billion infections and about 3.75 million deaths per year, fungal infections are a significant threat to humans—the trend is rising.

MUMBAI: Preliminary investigations of hair, scalp and nail samples have ruled out a fungal infection as the cause of the mysterious “bald virus” affecting several villages in Shegaon taluka of ...

Sections of dermatologists have objected to an India-specific name that has stuck to a fungus that causes widespread and hard-to-treat skin infections and is resistant to most anti-fungal medicines, ...

Police believe an elderly woman found dead at her home on Christmas Day was killed and partially devoured by livestock after discovering a pig had made its way into her home. The mauled body of ...