A former Lackawanna County prison inmate alleges a lack of proper care by the prison health care provider cost him a toe. In a federal lawsuit filed last month, Ryan Curtis said a surgeon had to ...

Spotting the signs of an infected toenail can be pretty easy, but that doesn’t mean that everybody knows just what to do when they see them. “A lot of people have ingrown toenails that become infected ...

Having a toe infection is no fun, especially if you’re on your feet a lot. An infection can start small and build up to the point where you can’t ignore it any more. Here’s what to look for and what ...

Reluctant to show your feet in public? If your toenails are plagued by unsightly white patches and they've become brittle and started to split, it sounds like you might have a fungal toenail infection ...

A toe infection can cause pain, swelling, redness, and pus discharge. Types of toe infections include a range of bacterial or fungal infections, trauma, and ingrown toenails. These infections, while ...

A foot infection can occur after an injury. Bacteria can get into a wound, such as a cut or a skin crack, and cause an infection. Sometimes the infection can form into an abscess. An infected foot is ...

What is an ingrown toenail? Ingrown toenails, a condition also known as onychocryptosis, occur when the edge of a toenail cuts into the tissue surrounding it or when the skin around a toe grows over ...

Drains are commonly used after spine surgery to help decrease wound drainage and potentially reduce infection rates, but according to a recently published study, when drain use was combined with ...