Ever notice white patches on your tongue or redness in your mouth or throat? It could be oral thrush, a common fungal infection. These patches may feel sore and tender, and scraping them could ...

Thrush, or oral candidiasis, is a fungal infection in your mouth and throat. It is caused by an overgrowth of yeast called ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral mucosa inconspicuously—but only in finely balanced amounts. Too little toxin ...

Thrush is a common yeast infection that can appear as white patches in a baby's mouth. Natural remedies like saltwater, baking soda, and coconut oil may help relieve thrush symptoms, but consult your ...

If you notice white lesions on your tongue, inner cheeks, or roof of your mouth, you might have oral thrush. Oral thrush is a yeast infection that develops inside your mouth. Antifungal medications, ...

An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant fungal infection in Washington state was reported earlier this week, and although infection is rare, experts warn its high mortality rate, drug resistance and ...

Rebecca A. Drummond receives funding from the Medical Research Council. Around half a billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year – with around 140 million women suffering ...

Scientists have discovered a genetic process which could unlock new ways to treat a mysterious and deadly fungal infection ...

Healthcare officials are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious sexually transmitted ringworm infection was detected in the U.S. for the first time. But what is ringworm and how do you know if ...

A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered ...

A deadly, drug-resistant hospital fungus may finally have a weakness—and scientists think they’ve found it.