Why are tick-borne illnesses on the rise across the U.S. and beyond, and what can we do to control tick outbreaks?

The bite from a brown recluse can be serious, but that doesn't mean it's always life-threatening. This is what to do if you're bitten.

Susan Williams,seated center, a patient at the John B. Amos Cancer Center in Columbus, Georgia, is receiving a new cancer treatment known as Bispecific T-Cell Engager (BiTE) therapies on Feb. 11, 2025 ...

FOR the first time, a deadly brain swelling disease has been detected in British patients with no travel history – which ...

Wyoming already had three well-known ticks that are harmful to humans in the state: The Rocky Mountain wood tick, ...

A research lab focusing on ticks has embarked on a project to assess how effective preventive Lyme disease measures are and ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Lyme disease is spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is not contagious or ...

But one tick bite turned her entire world upside down as she caught Lyme disease, a bacterial infection passed to humans by ...

Knowing what to look for can help you identify a tick bite more quickly and, if necessary, get treatment too. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as "tick season" these days. With changing ...

Each year, thousands of Americans experience spider bites, yet only a small fraction require medical intervention. Understanding which encounters demand immediate attention and which can be ...

The small bite, which was later revealed to have been from a tick, caused terrifying complications ... make sure to see a GP so you can get treatment as soon a possible. Cathrine added ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression ...