You probably don’t spend much, if any, time looking at your tongue ― but this body part can actually reveal a lot about your health. Take its shape, for example. A scalloped tongue is when, as the ...

The tongue serves as an important diagnostic tool in oral health assessment. Regular tongue examination can reveal early signs of various health conditions, from minor infections to more serious ...

Canker sores are common and usually go away on their own in one to two weeks. Thrush is a yeast infection in the mouth and is more common in people with weakened immune systems. Tongue cancer is more ...

Charlie was visiting Columbus from out of town for a football game when his tongue started swelling while drinking his morning coffee at a hotel. He initially thought he had burned his tongue because ...

Strawberry tongue can be a sign of conditions like Kawasaki disease, scarlet fever, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Get ...

Q: I went to see my doctor because I had swelling of my tongue. I was told that I had something called angioedema, and that it may be due to something I ate. What is angioedema, what causes it, and is ...

Margot Blair is undergoing intensive treatment for stage three tongue cancer following her diagnosis in July Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Margot Blair from Dumfries, Scotland, is receiving treatment for ...

Strawberry tongue can be a sign of conditions like Kawasaki disease, scarlet fever, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Get medical attention if you have a high fever, difficulty swallowing, or a skin ...