What to know about tapeworms, ... Even if a tapeworm is not yet visible, a doctor can check stool samples for parts of larvae or eggs. From there, medication will clear up the parasite.

In many situations, however, most people don’t even know they have tapeworms. There can be almost no symptoms. When doctors diagnose tapeworms, they do it via a stool test.

Ancient tapeworm eggs found in 270-million-year-old shark poop suggest these parasites may have plagued animals for much longer than previously known, researchers say. Tapeworms cling to the inner ...

If you’ve been online at all these past few weeks, you probably heard about Luis Ortiz, a 26-year-old man in California who had a “still wiggling” tapeworm pulled from his brain—shudder.

Ancient tapeworm eggs found in 270-million-year-old shark poop suggests these parasites may have plagued animals for much longer than previously known, researchers say. Tapeworms cling to the ...