In her new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper removes a mystery bump from her patient's scalp. The dermatologist uses her scissors and tweezers to get the squiggly, white mass out. Dr. Pimple Popper's ...

Ringworm is the common name for an infection, called tinea. The name comes from the shape of the rash, a thin red circle with a clear middle. But it has nothing to do with a worm and everything to do ...

Say ringworm and people panic, imagining invasive worms that live under the skin and much worse. But, unlike its name, ringworm has nothing to do with worms at all. It is a common mold-like fungus ...

The mystery over a worm infestation found in a Vietnamese man last year has been solved, though not without adding another creepy wrinkle to the tale. The worms inside the man weren’t the Guinea worm ...

Tinea is transmitted by pets and people, and it’s the same type of fungus that causes jock itch and athlete’s foot. The ringworm rash gets its name from the ring-like shape in which it appears, ...

You might have thought about using tea tree oil to soothe a red, itchy ringworm rash on your body or scalp. Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of the Australian Melaleuca alternifolia tree. It’s known ...

Obesity is not regarded as an epidemic among tiny worms that dine on bacteria — but for humans battling weight gain with seemingly insatiable appetites, research on a soil-dwelling roundworm may lead ...