As you spend more time outside and in nature, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings. While ticks might look like ...

As residents travel abroad, medics in the UAE are urging everyone to be cautious while using public pools, bathhouses or ...

Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...

Every summer across the nation, lake lovers have to contend with swimmers’ itch—an annoying rash caused by parasites in warm ...

Sea lice can be found along the entire North Carolina coast, The N&O previously reported. Each summer, thimble jellyfish make ...

A tick bite can look like a red, swollen area on your skin. There may also be a bull's eye around the bite. Sometimes, the ...

Swimmer’s itch is uncomfortable and annoying. Ron Reimink spent 30 years trying to eradicate it. Then one day, he realized he ...

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

In today’s Health Alert, a ban on relocating birds in Michigan due to the bird flu outbreak is raising concerns about Swimmer ...