Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Ticks are small parasites that feed on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals. They are most active in late spring, summer, and early fall. Tick ...

Coartem® (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby becomes first malaria treatment approved for newborn babies and young infants Rapid approvals in eight African countries now expected under a special global ...

Interest in the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic, but evidence for many of its ...

As kitten season continues to be overwhelming, I’m sure that those of you caring for the little ones have become aware that ...

From cancer to infectious diseases to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, there is an undeniable need for new treatments and medications.

Once a suspect COVID cure, now a right-wing aspirin. As a physician who diagnoses cancer, I have come across this line of ...

Greenfield-based Elanco Health on Monday announced the $295 million cash sale of future U.S. royalty and milestone rights for the human use of a medication typically used for dogs and cats.

A 35-year-old man from northern India sought medical help after being unable to urinate and suffering a fever for days, with the parasite emerging alive and wriggling shortly after.

Even if modified, the T. gondii delivery parasites still managed to successfully cross the mice’s blood-brain barrier and deliver MeCP2 proteins. That said, as of right now T. gondii remains T ...

How common are pinworm and tapeworm infections in humans? In the U.S., about half of kids between the ages of 5 and 10 will have a pinworm infection at some point.

A newly developed compound is showing promise in animal studies as a more effective treatment for human schistosomiasis, an understudied tropical disease caused by parasitic worms. The spread of ...