Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007;26(6):475-479. The diagnosis of HME and initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy were delayed in nearly all patients in this study. These delays occurred not ...

An invasive species of tick, which can be found in New York—including on Staten Island—has recently been identified by ...

There are a few safe ways to dispose of a tick. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations include drowning ...

Data from the CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. So if you're planning a hike, a trip to a park or just hanging out in the backyard, here are some tips to fend off these blood-sucking bugs.

Jacco Boon, a professor at WashU Medicine, holds a lone star tick collected at Tyson Research Center. Lone star ticks can ...

With changing seasons and early life vulnerabilities, young pets need more than just love — they need timely care and natural ...

With climate change, tick populations have surged across the Northeast. While New York City isn’t a hot spot for ticks, it’s ...

We live in Wisconsin, and this year we’ re seeing a lot of news about ticks carrying Lyme disease and a few other kinds I hadn’ t heard of before. Here in the United States, Lyme disease is the most ...

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This ...

Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people.