Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long mystery, solved.

Despite being only 13, Tyler is a passionate cheerleader who competed in America for 16 days earlier this year with his cheer ...

Tyler Hemming has been diagnosed with Stage Four Hodgkin's Lymphoma after he first noticed a lump in his neck in early 2024 ...

A five-year-old girl from Greater Manchester tragically died hours after being sent home from Tameside General Hospital with ...

At a recent check-up my dentist said I had bad breath caused by tonsil stones, which was mortifying. What can I do about it?

The health of mothers during pregnancy has long been known to play a role in the lifelong mental and physical health of offspring. Recent studies have found that contracting an infection during ...

Drug-resistant superbugs are sickening American hospital patients at an alarming rate — but the reality of these “nightmare bacteria” infections is even worse than the headlines suggest. Last week, ...

Children are twice as likely to develop long COVID after two COVID-19 infections, compared with children who’ve only had COVID-19 once, according to a new study co-authored by a doctor at Lurie ...

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck has covered long Covid since the condition first emerged.

A new study from the CDC found that infection rates for a drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise, increasing nearly 70% between 2019 and 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the NDM ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at ...