Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

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In the wake of a recent outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB cases at a local San Francisco high school, IGHS's Priya Shete tells us what to know about latent TB.

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Recent news of more than 30 cases of mushroom-related illness and death has prompted some Southern Californians to seek a ...

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Didymosphenia geminata — didymo for short — also has another, much less scientific, nickname: rock snot. It seems to be spreading in Michigan waterways.

Eating dandelion greens can improve digestion, lower blood sugar, reduce inflammation, protect liver health, fight cancer and more.