Warts can be a minor inconvenience or a discomfort and embarrassment. Here is a summary of essential information.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes warts to form and spread between ... treatment options for removing common, filiform, and plantar warts. Electrosurgery burns the wart off with heat, while ...

Here’s where it gets interesting. Viral warts spread through direct skin contact. Gym surfaces, pool decks, borrowed gym clothes, mats, and equipment—all of these could be sources of the HPV strain ...

Cigarette smoke contains harmful chemicals that irritate the airways, damage lung tissue, and reduce lung function. Smoking can also cause airway remodeling, a process in which lung tissue increases ...

In previous reporting, board-certified podiatrist Dr. Howard E. Friedman told HuffPost that patients recovering from plantar fasciitis should have supportive shoes on their feet from the moment they ...

After the U.S. and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, Russia’s president stated that any such deal had to address the root causes of the war. Putin was right, though not in the way he imagined.