Northwell Health reports that while tattoos are generally safe, they come with risks like infections and allergic reactions.

Patients staying in hospital rooms with multiple beds are at an increased risk — up to ninefold higher — for Staphylococcus ...

A tanning bed rash may be a reaction to ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. It causes a breakout of inflamed, itchy, red skin ...

Health officials reported cases of the disease mpox in Southern California and Stanislaus County, raising concerns about ...

South Beloit High School is notifying families after cases of a highly contagious skin infection were detected in several ...

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

A British woman has spoken of her stressful experience dealing with an 'infectious' medieval skin disease that is very ...

Hashimoto’s rash refers to a rash or hives associated with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, but it’s not an official or distinct diagnosis. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition that occurs when ...

Some microbes can be quite clingy. Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial species responsible for staph infections, latches onto human skin with one of the strongest biological bonds ever recorded, ...

Imagine a child with eczema who scratches a patch of irritated skin. A tiny opening forms, invisible to the eye. Into that breach slips a common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus. For many people, the ...

Illustration of the molecular handshake driving Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to human skin. The bacterial adhesin SdrD (purple) binds tightly to the host receptor desmoglein-1 (DSG-1, orange) on ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and ...