Proper hygiene: The vaginal area can get warm and sweaty and harbour infections easily. Wear breathable cotton underwear to ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of the microscopic diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis (presence of [pseudo] hyphae and blastospores) in stained vaginal smears in clinical practice.

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often ...

Amie Wood had to have a hysterectomy following her cervical cancer diagnosis, after receiving incorrect results from a smear test A woman has expressed her anger after being diagnosed with ...

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A woman has expressed her anger after being diagnosed with cervical cancer more than two years after her smear test result was incorrectly recorded as normal. Amie Wood, 39, from Bewdley ...

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is backing President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence nominee, Tulsi Gabbard. In a post on X, Cotton dismissed criticism of Gabbard as “smears” ahead ...

In 2019, state health officials released the first-ever list of hospitals and nursing homes in New York that treated patients harboring Candida auris, the deadly drug-resistant fungus. That list ...

The rampant proliferation of Candida is an issue frequently encountered by many individuals. Candida is a variety of fungus that is inherently present in our body. When it reproduces ...

Using the issue of grooming gangs to misrepresent an entire faith is unacceptable, the newly-elected leader of one of the UK's major Muslim organisations has said. Dr Wajid Akhter's made the ...

Another added, "If I were her, I'd be taking legal action for this completely unprovoked smear attempt." Even non-fans of the singer were quick to jump to her defence. "I mean, I dislike Taylor as ...