Q: Lately I’ve noticed some discoloration in my floors and a strong musty smell. Could these be signs of mold under my hardwood floors? If so, who should I call or what should I do to treat the mold?

For people with weakened immune systems, common molds lurking in the environment—in the soil, along damp walls or on a forgotten apple—can cause dangerous infections deep inside the body. These ...

Q: It’s been pretty humid outside, and lately I’ve noticed a musty smell in certain parts of my house. I’ve also been experiencing allergy-like symptoms like sneezing and coughing. Could mold be the ...

Breathing mold into the lungs, especially for a long period of time, may trigger allergic reactions and worsen symptoms of asthma and other respiratory conditions. Some types of mold may cause ...

Fungal nail infections are called onychomycosis. Many types of fungi can cause nail infections, but some common types include Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale. Fungi are organisms ...

The fungal infections that afflicted four transplant patients at Pittsburgh-based UPMC were likely caused from breathing in mold spores, meaning bed linens were likely not the source of infection, ...

Patients who receive organ transplants from donors who died by drowning have higher death rates due to the risk of acquiring invasive mold infections from the donor’s exposure to environmental molds.

Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Division of Laboratory Medicine, was recently awarded an American Lung Association COVID-19 Respiratory Virus Research Award for ...