The most common cause is oral thrush, a fungal infection caused by Candida albicans, which often develops after prolonged antibiotic use or in individuals with weakened immune systems, such as those ...

Some rapid HIV tests can provide results in under 30 minutes. If you choose an at-home test, results will typically be uploaded to an online portal in about a week. You’ll get a separate result ...

Mouth cancer may look like white patches, red patches, or tongue sores. Unlike noncancerous lesions, they’re not typically painful when they first appear. Oral cancer is a type of cancer that ...

Jessica Tappenden-Rowell noticed what she believed to be a mouth ulcer under her tongue in May 2024 and thought she was just run down from work. The 23-year-old ignored the sore until it became ...

Black men have the highest rate of new HIV infections of any racial or ethnic group in the United States. Today, Black men are 7.6 times more likely to have HIV than White men. Even more concerning, ...

A burn on the tongue does not usually require treatment. Keeping the mouth clean by using mouthwash can help to prevent an infection. Canker sores, or aphthous ulcers, are very common. These small ...

More than 1 million people in the United States live with HIV. About 1 in 7 of those million have no idea that they have this virus. It’s important to know that having a couple of symptoms that ...

Still, the rates of HIV infection are increasing in certain regions and communities. And it doesn’t help that stigma, misinformation, and shame continue to burden Black folks who are overwhelmingly ...

A controversial statement by Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr has sparked outrage and re-ignited a national conversation about HIV stigma, especially among children and young people living with ...