Athlete’s foot is a pretty common foot infection. One shocking statistic says, at any given time, 15 percent to 25 percent of the world population has an active case of ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some ...

Valley fever is an infection spread by a fungus that grows in the top few inches of soil in parts of the American West. It is transmitted when soil is disturbed and the fungal spores become airborne.

A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) at the Oregon Caves National Monument, shown here in a provided photo from 2025. Emma Busk / BLM White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that grows on hibernating ...

A common, black yeast-like fungus may be the solution to uncontrollable plastic waste production, according to a German startup. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes Fungi might just be the most ...

The fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected for the first time in Oregon. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across the U.S. by disrupting their ...

Wildlife officials in Oregon and Washington have confirmed the presence of a dangerous fungus known for killing millions of bats across North America. The fungus Pseudogymnoascus, which causes a ...

If you've ever had nail fungus, you'll know it's one of those quiet little annoyances that can chip away at your confidence. Maybe it's the yellow tint that never seems to go away, or the way your ...

It was found in guano near Astoria. Wildlife officials say people should take precautions so they don’t spread the fungus to new areas. Bats roost in a cave in Dorset, Vt., on May 2, 2023. A fungus ...

“Case numbers are rising, outbreaks are growing in scale, and several countries report ongoing local transmission,” health officials say AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth C. auris — a deadly and ...