A skin infection has many signs that are often ignored. Here are the ones to watch out for and when to seek medical treatment ...

Selsun Blue is best known as an anti-dandruff shampoo, but medically it is a selenium sulfide–based antifungal treatment.

Micronutrient deficiencies, especially zinc and vitamin D deficiency, were linked to higher tinea capitis risk and poorer ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Patients usually walk in assuming the worst. They see patchy, discolored skin spreading across their chest or back ...

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of fungi—and easy to understate how little we know about them. Scientists have described a little over 100,000 different species, while estimating that there ...