Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick.

Unusual changes in how food tastes are often overlooked. A bitter aftertaste, metallic sensation, or sudden dullness in ...

COVID tongue occurs due to a COVID-19 infection. It can cause symptoms of tongue swelling and sores, among other symptoms. Share on Pinterest Illustrations by Sophia Smith In March 2020, the World ...

Healthcare workers take a swab sample from a passenger amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a commuter train station Reuters Research on Spanish patients found COVID-19 may cause ...

Patients who experienced mild or no upper respiratory symptoms developed tongue ulcers within a few days of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in a new analysis, described in a letter to the editor on ...

The list of COVID-19 symptoms ranges from congestion to diarrhea to the losses of smell and taste. Now, researchers are investigating another possible symptom that some people are calling "COVID ...

Tongue bleeding can be alarming, especially if you’re bleeding from your mouth after brushing or even doing nothing at all. Biting your tongue, brushing too hard, and infections like thrush can cause ...

What if you could taste an early flu infection? Chemists report a molecular sensor that, when placed on an infected tongue as a thin film or gum, will release thyme’s main flavor compound, thymol (ACS ...

People who were living with at least one person who tested positive for COVID-19 and brushed their tongue daily were less likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus, in a study published on ...

If you're considering tongue piercing as a form of self-expression, know that new research suggests that whether the stud used is metal or plastic makes a difference when it comes to chances of ...