A furuncle, also called a boil, is a bump on the skin filled with pus caused by an infection. It can resemble a large pimple, ...

What is a carbuncle? A carbuncle is a connected group of boils that stem from an infection of the skin. “They are sometimes confused for a spider bite,” said Dr. Allison Arthur, a dermatologist and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

Danville City officials say the first round of water samples were clean. A second round will be collected Friday, with results expected Saturday morning. The City of Danville says water service has ...