Common tongue diseases and problems include canker sores, thrush, oral lichen planus, and tongue trauma. Other problems or conditions that can impact the tongue include tongue cancer, transient ...

Have you ever woken up to find an annoying red or white bump inside your mouth or on your tongue? It might just be a canker sore, also known as an apthous ulcer. Here's more information about why and ...

When Mari Henderson read a story about a woman the same age as her with tongue cancer, she asked for a biopsy. It helped her receive an early diagnosis. For several weeks, Mari Henderson felt a canker ...

Generally speaking, a tongue’s color will fall somewhere between a pale pink and dark red, with a thin, white-ish layer of keratin on top.Photograph: 4FR/Getty Images Once, at a party, a woman said ...

Dave Coulier, 66, who gained widespread adulation with the sitcom Full House (1987-1995), has recently been diagnosed with ...

Our tongues are often overlooked as health indicators, but their appearance can reveal much about our well-being. A healthy tongue is pink and covered with small bumps called papillae. When your ...

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In the early days of COVID, it felt like we were learning new things about the virus in real time daily. Its severity, especially for specific populations like older adults and the immunocompromised, ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) most commonly causes cold sores while HSV-2 is associated with genital herpes. But, it’s also possible to contract an HSV-2 infection in the mouth from sex without ...

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Eric Magallanes was sitting in chemistry class at Purdue University, immersed in periodic tables, atomic numbers and molecular structures,when the text came in. The text was from his ...