Paronychia, also known as nail infection, refers to an infection that affects the skin around the nails, both toenails, and fingernails. It is the most common nail problem and is mostly caused by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A teenager in Texas is recovering after she almost lost her fingertip due to a nail-biting habit. Lauren Nichols opened up about ...

Q: Right after I got a manicure, the skin around two of my fingernails got red and really swollen. My roommate says it can happen when the manicurist cuts your cuticles. Is that true? A: The focus on ...

In the case of a severely infected great-toe paronychia, does it matter whether or not you start antibiotics before you perform partial nail removal? —Gregory H. Tuttle, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Five months ago, a teenager suffered an injured cuticle while trimming his toenail. Bacitracin and alcohol (recommended by a physician friend of the family) was unsuccessful. The lesion oozes and ...

In the Majengo area of Nyeri town, Jane Muthoni washes her dishes with a lot of pain. One of her fingers is swollen and turned red. "I finished washing my children's clothes using a detergent sold by ...

If all or part of your toenail falls off, following certain safety procedures may help prevent additional injury or infection. Depending on the cause and severity, a doctor may recommend other ...

A broken or detached toenail can be painful. If the nail is falling off, there are various things that a person can do. Detached toenails will typically grow back within a year and a half. A detached ...

A Texas teenager shared a warning to all nail biters on TikTok. She almost lost her fingertip due to a nail-biting related infection called paronychia. Lauren Nichols shared photos of the infection ...