Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. The findings, by researchers at the University of Virginia ...

In the summer of 2024, a previously healthy 47-year-old father collapsed and died in the bathroom of his New Jersey home. An autopsy provided no answers. Everything looked normal, and his death was ...

An invasive species of tick that has been reported in more than 20 states has been spotted in Maine for the first time, according to officials. The Asian longhorned tick was first identified in the ...

Lyme disease is on the rise in the United States, but there’s still no vaccine for it on the market. While that’s frustrating to many, especially those who have experienced long-term effects of the ...

This has been one of the worst tick seasons in quite awhile. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency room visits for tick bites in the Northeast are at their ...

There’s been a very noticeable increase in the tick population, both in Pennsylvania and outside of it. And with this rise in the number of ticks comes growing concern over tick-borne illnesses.

There are early signs that it could be a bad year for tick bites. In May, the rate of people seeking emergency care for tick bites was the highest it's been since 2019, according to data from the ...

Soaked in dark, stagnant water and sweat, Jon Merryman stood at the bottom of a Maryland ravine choked with poison ivy, trash and his arch nemesis: illegally discarded tires. A swarm of mosquitoes ...

Ticks this month have been active on Long Island, with emergency room visits for bites at the highest level since 2019 in the Northeast and health experts and doctors reporting the lone star tick's ...

A Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist shows samples of blacklegged, or deer, ticks that are known to carry Lyme and other diseases.

Today, the Supreme Court acted on pending applications in the challenges to the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act." The Court did not grant an injunction pending ...