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I'm the 'Queen of Toes' — what you should really do for bunions, athlete's foot and calluses
Corns and calluses a royal pain? The Queen's got you. Foot surgeon Dr. Yolanda Ragland — who calls herself the "Queen of Toes" on social media — has some advice...
How your dirty mouth may be upping your risk of pancreatic cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 67,400 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and nearly 52,000 will die from the highly aggressive disease.
'Valley fever' has spiked 1,200% in California — why more people are getting the disease that can spread to their bones and brain
California is on pace to top last year's record of 12,595 cases.
My new house was slowly killing me — the hidden threat that led to memory loss, numbness, migraines and worse
“You can just see it sucking the life out of you," Grace Cronkright said.
Survey reveals how many Americans won't show their feet in public
Factors like smell, toenail fungus and toe hair are the most common reasons keeping people from showing off their feet.
The super healthy food you can grow in your bathroom — it’s so easy and needs no sunlight
They're high in antioxidants and nutrients that boost heart and brain health, but best of all, they're and low-maintenance that you can watch them grow while you wash your hair.
Ancient 'pharaoh's curse' could be used to fight cancer: 'It's up to us to uncover its secrets'
“These results show that many more medicines derived from natural products remain to be found," one professor said.
The Chinese fungus-smuggling couple: Letters to the Editor — June 7, 2025
NY Post readers discuss a Chinese national couple charged with smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US.
Chinese researcher in alleged plot to smuggle crop-killing fungus into US will remain in custody while seeking private counsel
Yunqing Jian, 33, is seeking private counsel after being assigned a public defender.
Chinese researchers' alleged plot to smuggle crop-killing fungus into US is an 'attack on US food supply': feds
If the pathogen was manipulated to become resistant to treatment or to spread more easily, it could have the potential to devastate American farms, one expert told The Post.
Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon'
A Chinese national couple was hit with criminal charges for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US capable of destroying crops and poisoning humans and livestock.
This is the one body part you don't want to forget to wash: 'Always traps grime'
It’s especially important to clean this often-overlooked spot in summer, when sweat and sunscreen create a moist breeding ground for bacteria.
Red-eyed zombie bugs emerge hungry for sex after 17-year slumber — and they're set to take over these states
Sex-crazed cicada Brood XIV will be emerging from their subterranean sleep pods extra hungry for love thanks to the spread of a zombie fungus.
Dangerous fungus could spread to parts of US, researchers claim
In the study, scientific models were used to predict where Aspergillus is expected to increase based on different climate scenarios.
Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend
“Even humans in ancient times would wash their bodies and skin with water with some frequency,” Dr. Jennifer Shastry, a dermatologist at Northwestern MedicalGroup, told The Post.
RFK Jr. must reform CDC to fight killer hospital fungus
The CDC is falling far short of its core mission of halting contagious diseases — but in battling this dangerous new infection, RFK Jr. can get the agency back on...
Dangerous fungus spreading in US hospitals has ‘rapidly increased'
Candida auris poses 'urgent threat' to sick people, says CDC.
Shower 'loofah' turns out to be something much more horrifying — yet 'surprisingly pretty'
A Reddit user has gone viral on the social media network after sharing a veritable science experiment involving a "sponge-looking" growth in her bathroom shower.
Two NY men die after using bat poop — described as 'natural superfood' for weed — to grow pot: study
Two men from New York died from pneumonia they contracted from bat feces -- after they used the excrement as fertilizer to grow marijuana, a new study found.
This cheap oral health staple can actually treat your toenail fungus
Nail fungus is a frustratingly common ailment — about 10% of people are expected to get it at some point in their lives.