“Many confounding factors in real life—including lifestyle, UV exposure, occupational hazards, and immune status—can ...

You might want to rethink getting a tattoo in the near future. Two types of tattoo inks are being recalled due to contamination with “pathogenic microorganisms,” according to a warning from the U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of six types of tattoo ink because they are contaminated with bacteria. The tattoo inks, made by a handful of manufacturers, are contaminated with ...

Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body ...