The bacteria and fungi living on your skin play a surprising role in keeping us healthy. Is it possible to give them a boost?

The world's only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has been destroyed in Sudan's two-year war, its director and another expert say. Mycetoma is caused by ...

Skin and subcutaneous diseases account for 44.84 million DALYs globally in 2021, ranking seventh in disability burden.

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep tissue, it can trigger streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a lethal ...

Symptoms that persist long after Lyme disease is treated are not uncommon—a 2022 study found that 14% of patients who were ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

Twenty cases of the flesh-eating infection had been reported between 2022 and 2024 alone, in comparison to 18 cases that were ...

Affected populations: Nocardiosis is a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease caused by bacteria in the genus ... infected with nocardiosis develop skin ulcers or sores, instead of an ...