It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and ...

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

Spring brings sunshine, warmer weather — and ticks. When ground temperatures are above 45 degrees, ticks become more active.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

This year, the disease has already led to one death and three hospitalizations in Wisconsin. The Bayfield County Health Department has confirmed that a patient from northern Wisconsin had died from ...

Lone star ticks carry mysterious meat allergy trigger The primary culprit behind alpha-gal syndrome, the lone star tick, injects a sugar molecule called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose into human ...

Lyme disease plus alpha-gal syndrome and tick paralysis pose serious health risks, say experts. Here's what to know.

Doctors are seeing a rapid increase in certain diagnoses with no clear explanation. Explore 10 rising diagnoses like ...

I was quickly diagnosed with a wheat allergy, so for 11 years, every time I would get sick, I thought I had been contaminated by wheat.” Debbie Nichols does not remember the tick that transmitted her ...

The Fordham Tick Index indicates a high risk of ticks in New York City due to increased acorn-eating animal populations.

Summer has arrived! Schools are out for summer vacation, and all the great summer activities have begun! The month of May was ...