Government researchers have just done the first genetic survey of all the fungi that live on our skin. Their findings? They’re in your ears, they’re in your nose and, yes, they are in the goop between ...

Q: I have had trouble with fungal infections between my toes. I used clotrimazole, which seemed to help a bit. What really cleared it up was apple cider vinegar. Once a week after bathing, I would use ...

Perhaps the skin in between your toes is itchy. Or the skin on the sides of your feet is flaking and irritated. These are classic signs of athlete’s foot. Doctors call it tinea pedis and it’s a common ...

Athlete's foot is a contagious fungal infection that affects the skin on the feet and can spread to the toenails. "A lot of people know it from dry, itchy areas between the toes that they can’t get ...

If your favorite sandals are sitting in the closet because of unsightly thick and yellow nails, you might be wondering how to know if toenail fungus is dying already. It turns out getting rid of this ...

It’s time to face the fungal foot facts: On average, each one of us is currently walking around with 100 types of fungi living on the soles of our feet, in between our toes, and on our toenails, ...

The human skin's surface is home to the "skin microbiome," an ecosystem where fungus, bacteria and viruses coexist. Sometimes, things within the microbiome can go wrong: Fungal skin infections affect ...

Toenail changes often serve as early warning systems for underlying health conditions, with fungal infections representing one of the most common yet overlooked indicators of immune system function ...

If you seriously dread flip-flop season—as in you’d rather do your taxes twice than expose your toes to the world—you’re in good company. An estimated 13 percent of Americans, or roughly 35 million ...