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 ...

A dental team in Afghanistan identified a dorsal tongue ulcer in a 62-year-old man who later tested positive for COVID-19. The man's painful lesion persisted for weeks, and he also experienced ...

More than 50% of people experience transient lingual papillitis, a benign form of tongue bumps. Stress and anxiety can cause tongue bumps by affecting your immune system. Bumps on the tongue could be ...

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 ...