Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways A gum boil is a painful, swollen bump filled with pus on your ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways You can treat small boils at home using warm compresses. Popping a ...

A boil is a painful, pus-filled bump that forms under your skin when your hair follicles become infected by bacteria and get inflamed. A carbuncle is a cluster of boils (furuncles) that form a ...

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

Bumps that appear on the body can be hard for the average person to detect. Is it a pimple? A boil? A mosquito bite? Dr. Amy Espy-Smith, the area medical director for Concentra, an urgent-care clinic ...

Question: I recently had a big boil that had to be lanced. It hurt like crazy, but it felt much better after the doctor drained it. What causes boils? Why do they hurt so much? Answer: A boil is an ...

A better way to treat many skin abscesses in the emergency department has been explained by researchers in a new article. The findings are important due to the emergence of community-acquired ...