A rare fungal infection thought to mainly occur in the northern Midwest and parts of the Southeast is more common in other parts of the U.S. than expected, new research published Wednesday finds.

But some fungal infections can also mirror COVID-19 symptoms, and one in particular is raising alarm as it spreads in the U.S. And in another nod to "The Last of Us," climate change could be ...

A woman born in 1924 has gone viral on TikTok by sharing how a common ear infection was treated when she was a child—an era before antibiotics when life-saving surgery meant drilling into a child's ...

What is the best way to treat ear fungus that is resistant to ketoconazole (Extina, Ketozole, Nizoral, Xologel)? — JILL DUNN, MSN, RN, NP-C, Elba, Ala.

A 2019 study found Valley fever endemicity could spread from 12 to 17 states and the number of cases could increase by 50% by 2100 in a "high warming scenario." “Fungal pathogens are a group ...

Most conditions that cause pain behind the ear aren't serious. Rarely, a tumor in or near the ear may be cancerous. An untreated ear infection can lead to mastoiditis, an infection of nearby bone.