An Alaska doctor has documented the first case of a rare and potentially risky infection from contact with a brown bear. The infection is known as “seal finger” and people typically get it handling ...

"TMVII is a specific type of fungus that is part of a larger family that causes the usually benign but irksome conditions such as ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot," Dr. Hayden Andrews, an ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is far more complex than previously ...

There's a superbug that's emerging in many hospital systems across the country. It's a fungus known as Candida auris, or C. auris. "It is resistant to many of the most common antifungal agents that we ...

This week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the group that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccines for all Americans, will discuss whether ...

Mary Henrietta “Molly” Dowd, born April 16, 1941, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A native San Franciscan, Molly grew up in a time when neighbors knew each ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Another name has been entered into the race for Decatur City Council District 5. Dr. Harold Gilmore, Chair ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Another name has been entered into the race for Decatur City Council District 5. Dr. Harold Gilmore, Chair of the City of Decatur Personnel Board, announced his candidacy for ...

Around one in 10 women will develop ovarian cysts at some point during their lives, and while the prospect of a cyst growing on your ovaries could set off alarm bells, they aren’t something you need ...