Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus. Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other substances. Antibiotics may treat boils ...

Pineal cysts can occur in the brain’s pineal gland. While most people with pineal cysts never experience symptoms, some may develop headaches, vision changes, or sleep disturbances. Pineal cysts are ...

The mother, Suze Lopez, took a routine pregnancy test prior to a surgery. In what doctors in Los Angeles are calling a "medical miracle," a mother gave birth to a baby boy shortly after discovering ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is the most common congenital neck cyst. It usually presents during childhood or early adulthood. However, in rare cases, giant forms can occur ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

As we age, many of us notice changes in our neck area—sagging skin, less definition, or that forward head posture that seems to appear out of nowhere. The good news is that with the right exercises, ...

Slovenian junior world champion Tina Erzar will miss the upcoming Olympic ski jumping season because she requires lengthy treatment for a cyst on her neck. Erzar, 17, said on Tuesday on Instagram that ...

If you're constantly staring at a computer screen or looking down at a phone, then you're probably straining more than your eyes. You might also be dealing with "tech neck." Tech neck happens when the ...

ABSTRACT: Objective: to describe the imaging features of a congenital dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanelle observed in our practice in a young child. Patients and Observations: a 3-year-old patient ...

Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) are rare non-neoplastic lesions of the pituitary gland. Usually, these cysts are small and remain asymptomatic clinically. For unknown reasons, in some cases, RCCs enlarge ...