A boil forms due to a bacterial or other infection of a hair follicle and skin at the root of a hair. Many resolve on their own with time and home management.

There are a number of infections, ranging from mild to life-threatening, that can occur when certain bacteria invade the skin.

After 107 days in the hospital, 10-year-old Everly Peterson of Grand Forks continues to battle a rare illness, with a community benefit for her family this weekend in Grand Forks. 10-year-old Everly ...

Madonna is opening up about the near-fatal infection that landed her in the hospital for several days in 2023. The Queen of Pop was in the intensive care unit for a serious bacterial infection in June ...

In the race to dominate the AI industry, tech giants are planting data centers across the US. But for many Americans, silicon valley’s cash crop feels more like an invasive species — one which, when ...

Get ready to gross out and amaze with this insanely realistic infected sickness makeup tutorial! Learn how to create fake boils, creepy veins, and even realistic vomit effects that bring your horror ...

Two men were arrested and charged after they were caught illegally dumping food grease into a storm drain in Miami, according to police. After an anonymous tip and photograph was submitted to the ...

Georgia health officials are monitoring seven people after three new measles cases were confirmed. The state has seen a total of 10 measles cases this year, an increase from the previous year. Health ...

Larry, left, and Lynn Beauchaine, of St. Louis, look over the bridge at an empty Benton Park Lake in St. Louis on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. ST. LOUIS — The manmade, roughly one-acre lake in Benton Park ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - A 5-year-old girl in Florida died after she was swept into a storm drain, according to authorities. Authorities said Zaria Miller had been playing in a ditch after ...

A 5-year-old girl swept into a Sarasota storm drain by a main water break on Sunday night, Aug. 24, has died.. Zaria Miller was playing outside with her brothers and tragically got sucked down a storm ...