Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

The pathogen that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is notorious for its ability to develop drug resistance. But now there are two more treatment options. In December, the U.S. Food ...

Most people with lupus have it affect the skin. The types of rashes can be divided into two large groups. First, when lupus affects the skin with problems only seen in lupus, it’s called cutaneous ...

With an increase in the antimicrobial resistance to therapies for gonorrhea, doctors have been left with fewer options to treat the sexually transmitted infection (STI), which strikes more an 80 ...

The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. By Andrew Jacobs The Food and Drug Administration has approved two new antibiotics for the treatment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gonorrhea has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. Two newly approved drugs, gepotidacin and ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A rash or skin irritation can develop anywhere that skin folds exist on the body. These folds can trap heat, moisture, bacteria, and yeast. Combined with chafing, this leads to a condition called ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? In a recent Instagram post, one prominent New York City dermatologist exposed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Polymorphous light eruption is a common skin rash that develops in people sensitive to UV light. Treatments ...

A woman in her 50s died from a rare complication of the bacterial STI this spring, the latest in a recent spike of similar cases in the state. Reading time 3 minutes A well-known sexually transmitted ...