Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

Abscessed teeth present dire health dangers if neglected. A localized oral infection can easily spread through the blood vessels and tissues of the face. Early treatment can prevent long-term damage ...

An abscess is a pus filled, swollen tissue. It is caused by a bacterial infection. The body’s response to the infection is sending white blood cells to fight the bacteria. This results in the ...

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

A News 9 viewer has a spider bite, and says it is red, painful, and starting to drain. Dr. Lacy Anderson has the warning signs that it could be something more severe. A News 9 viewer has a spider bite ...

A pathogen detection test based on artificial intelligence (AI) was used to diagnose a patient's rare progressive brain abscess caused by a dental infection. Details were published on July 26 in a ...

Bartholin cysts are common fluid-filled lumps that form near the opening of your vagina. When infected, they can become abscesses, which can have more severe symptoms and require different treatments.

When Maranda Nyborg started feeling under the weather, she didn't think anything of it. It was October, and she usually caught something as the seasons changed. Nyborg, a Division I student athlete at ...

Spinal infections are rare but can be deadly, so you need to get a proper diagnosis as soon as possible if you have spinal pain. Read on to learn more about what spinal infections are, the types of ...

An abscess is a confined pocket of pus that builds up within the body. A dental abscess forms within the teeth, in the gums or even the bone holding the tooth in place. A periapical abscess is located ...