From trauma to a toenail fungus, there are many reasons why you may have a black toenail. Here's what it means, how to treat ...

Those yellowish and thickened toenails could mean you have an infection with a toenail fungus. Here are the types, symptoms, and how to treat fungal infections of the toenail. Types of toenail fungus ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD An ingrown toenail—medically known as onychocryptosis—refers to a toenail that has grown into your skin. The top corner of the nail grows into the flesh, ...

Ingrown hairs in private areas represent one ... Healthcare providers can offer prescription-strength treatments including topical antibiotics, stronger exfoliating formulations, or ...

(If you’re prone to all-too-common ingrown toenails, then look for toenail clippers with a straight-across blade—cutting your toenails with small, curved jaw makes it all but impossible to get ...

Biofilms work so well, in fact, that they can increase antibiotic resistance hundreds to thousands of times above what’s normal, Zaman said. “Biofilms are pretty nasty to get off because they ...

The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found. Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as ...

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections.

Officials have identified hundreds of products, including antibiotics, radiation therapies and pacemakers, for which the US is dependent on shipments from the EU to meet domestic demand.