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.

Newsweek spoke to the centenarian's grandson who said that the hospital was compared to "hell" back in the 1920s.

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.

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"It's a hospital-acquired infection, so it tends to affect older patients. It's a really nasty thing, and it's growing." The fungus was first detected in the ear of a woman in Japan in 2009.

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.

An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant fungal infection in Washington state was reported earlier this week, and although infection is rare, experts warn its high mortality rate, drug resistance and ...