Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It's caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida ...

Researchers have identified hydrogen sulfide as a surprisingly effective tool for treating difficult nail infections. It penetrates nails more efficiently than current drugs and kills pathogens by ...

Patients taking Tibsovo to treat MDS or AML may want to discuss the appropriate medications to treat and prevent infections, an expert said. Tibsovo (ivosidenib), which is used to treat patients with ...

After living with a severe fungal allergy for about 40 years, Jill Fairweather is running out of treatment options. Now 65, Fairweather was diagnosed with aspergillosis, a disease caused by the common ...

A Kips Bay biotech company backed by life sciences investment firm Deerfield raised $81 million in a Series B funding round this week to continue developing a new antifungal drug. Elion Therapeutics, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an antifungal drug to help patients with limited or no other treatment options. The drug, developed by Cidara Therapeutics and Melinta Therapeutics ...

Oral and topical antifungals are the two main treatment methods for nail fungus infection. Oral antifungals are usually more effective. Nail fungus infections are common and preventable health ...

Which antifungal cream is best? Whether it is athlete’s foot, ringworm or a yeast infection, fungal-related conditions can be difficult to treat and may take several weeks to go away. Antifungal ...

For the first time, MIT chemists have synthesized a fungal compound known as verticillin A, which was discovered more than 50 ...

Yeast is a type of fungus that normally lives on your skin and in places like your mouth and intestines. It also lives in the vagina. Yeast is usually harmless, unless it grows too much. Then it can ...