Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways A yeast infection on the skin can cause a red rash with dry, scaly patches.Yeast infections often appear in skinfolds, under the breasts, and ...

You notice a rash appearing on your skin and your first instinct is probably to blame it on new laundry detergent, stress, or maybe something you ate. Most of the time, you’d be right – rashes are ...

A new health alert is raising serious concerns in homes, hospitals, and care facilities across the country. Several commonly used hand soaps, cleansers, and antiseptics have been voluntarily recalled ...

Commonly prescribed oral antibiotics were linked to increased odds of serious drug-related skin rashes that resulted in emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations in adults over 65 years of ...

Pseudomonas infections usually affect people with weakened immune systems. Healthy people who get a Pseudomonas infection might only experience mild issues like swimmer's ear or a hot tub rash.

You feel it first as a slight tenderness around your fingertip. Maybe you dismiss it as a paper cut or kitchen mishap. But within hours, that mild discomfort transforms into throbbing pain that keeps ...

MASLD significantly increases the risk of serious bacterial infections, with a two-fold increase in risk leading to hospitalization. Advanced MASLD stages, such as MASH, further elevate the risk of ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

Type 2 diabetes boosts the risk of infections like cellulitis. This higher risk may be due to several factors, such as the effects of diabetes on the immune system and the skin. Without treatment, ...