A 14-year-old South Carolina boy has died of a rare bacterial infection within days of showing signs of symptoms. William ...

A single Oregon Youth Authority doctor gained the nickname "Dr. Cold Fingers" after decades of sexual abuse, the lawsuits ...

A 61-year-old grandmother from Essex County was expecting to lose part of her finger after she contracted a bacterial infection last weekend while swimming in the Rappahannock River.

These systemic symptoms indicate the infection might be spreading beyond your finger. Most whitlows should show some improvement within 2-3 days of appropriate treatment.

Standard infection control precautions (SICPs) are to be used by all staff, in all care settings, at all times, for all patients whether infection is known to be present or not, to ensure the safety ...

‘Seal finger’ warning over infection if bitten by sea mammal. There are around 400,000 grey seals worldwide, with about 120,000 living off the coast of Britain. Barney Davis.

Louise Round, a marine animal medic, explained that “seal finger” is caused by the necrotic bacteria on their teeth. She said: “It’s a really nasty blood infection, it’s horrible. It ...

Swimmers have been warned to give seals their distance amid fears of a “seal finger” infection if bitten by the aquatic mammals that are gathering in their hundreds around the UK coastline.. The ...

Infection prevention staff at Boston Children’s Hospital learned that the complexity of certain tasks is an important factor for determining staffing needs, rather than just using the number of ...

A four-year-old boy in China had to have his finger amputated after his father took him to a foot massage parlour to treat a fungal infection in his nail. The boy, surnamed Lin, was taken by his ...

If the infection is large, a part of the nail may be removed. If this procedure is required, the doctor will inject a local anesthetic at the base of the finger that will provide for a pain-free ...