Margot Blair wants to raise awareness of the symptoms so others will seek medical advice if something is not right.

Scientists are discovering that the oral microbiome—home to hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi—may help predict ...

For years, scientists have linked smoking with conditions affecting vital organs of the body like the lungs, liver, and heart, but this habit also affects other, less discussed organs, like the tongue ...

Oral microbiome “plays an important role” in patterns of oral mucositis, an after-effect experienced by nearly all patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Among ...

Waking up with a sticky, dry mouth at night can feel very uncomfortable and strangely worrying. Saliva does far more than keep your mouth comfortable. It helps protect teeth, supports taste, and even ...

In more recent decades, HPV has been shown as a risk factor for developing head and neck cancer. Head and neck cancer covers everything from throat, tongue, and tonsil cancer to laryngeal, mouth, and ...