Tongue cancer develops when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably on the tongue's surface. A sore or bump on the side of the tongue that doesn't go away is often the first sign of tongue cancer. As the ...

If you have a bump on your tongue chances are it's not a pimple. Pimples can't occur on the tongue because acne is caused by clogged pores or follicles, which the tongue lacks. Instead ...

Researchers found that one in four coronavirus patients noticed changes to their tongue, including swelling, sores, raised bumps on the surface of the tongue, indentations, and/or discolored patches.

The tongue is covered in lots of little bumps. On the walls and grooves of these bumps are thousands of tiny taste buds, too small for the human eye to see. The buds sense the taste of everything ...