KOCHI: Oral ulcers are small, painful, round to oval sores inside the mouth. They may be white, yellow or grey in the centre ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also ...

Long-acting injectable HIV treatment leads to rectal shedding in a small proportion of patients with HIV, independent of the ...

A major UK hospital is trying to trace down staff and patients who may have come into contact with a patient who entered A&E ...

The antiviral drug tecovirimat (Tpoxx) didn't accelerate lesion clearance in adults and children with clade 1 mpox ...

Mpox can be lethal, especially for children under five years old. The mortality rate for clade I is between 3% and 10%. The ...

Women may experience unique symptoms of HIV. Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) typically causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar across sexes. HIV symptoms in women may differ after ...

As the name implies, this viral illness usually causes sores to form on the hands, feet, and mouth. Sores can develop in the back of the mouth, near the sides of the throat, and one side may be ...

Lea Anne Haney, a dental hygienist at Northeast Delta Dental, has soldiered on the front lines of mouth care for 45 years, using her gloved fingers, dental tools and jets of water to clean teeth and ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a viral infection that can cause cold sores around the mouth. Some people may develop sores or blisters on the tongue. Mouth symptoms can last 2 to 3 weeks.

A Newcastle University researcher is to conduct a groundbreaking project to review forty years of HIV oral history across the globe with a unique fellowship award. Dr Wendy Rickard, in the School of ...