Smelly earwax can be caused by underlying issues like earwax buildup, swimmers ear, cholesteatoma, and ear infection. Complications of these issues can be serious and in rare cases, even fatal so it's ...

Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you've cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Health is warning about a rise in cases involving a fungus. They now say they’ve seen more than 20 cases of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection ...

Liam O’Neal went into cardiac arrest and landed in the ICU amid a spike in fungal infections GoFundMe Tennessee man Liam O’Neal first developed a high fever, but tests for common infections like RSV ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is warning about a rise in cases involving a fungus in the Midstate. TDH is warning clinicians and laboratories of an increase in ...

The Tennessee Department of Health has issued a health advisory after an increase in histoplasmosis cases in Williamson and Maury counties. Histoplasmosis is a lung infection, or pneumonia, caused by ...

Have you noticed your dog is shaking their head or itching their ear excessively? This may be a sign of an ear infection; sadly, it is a common ailment in our four-legged friends. In fact, a study of ...

Heidi Cope is a health and science writer based in Fort Worth, Texas. She often writes long-form, informational content about health, wellness, and disability, and enjoys interviewing healthcare ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, asthma exacerbations, ear infections and viral sore throats. Dr. Leah Kaye, pediatrician at Penn ...

Researchers in Spain conducted a retrospective longitudinal analysis of patients hospitalised with respiratory fungal infections to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of face masks ...

(NEXSTAR) – Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Health Department are getting a better idea of what leads to clinical cases of Candida auris, a dangerous ...

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