The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has ...

NIH reportedly lost 1,200 workers through firings, resignations, early retirements and similar reductions through Kennedy’s ...

New research led by Yale School of Medicine (YSM) advances the goals of creating a diagnostic test and vaccines for ...

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, ...

Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.

“The deer tick’s small size and greater likelihood of carrying illnesses like Lyme disease is what makes it critical to perform tick checks after spending time in wooded or brushy areas,” said ...

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

Ticks are most active between May and October in Pennsylvania, but it doesn’t mean that they’re not out there now. Already, ...

Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick survival, some carrying serious diseases.

Scientists at Montana State University Extension Lab have discovered the state's first blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick.

The tick may have actually been carrying Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Authorities raise red flag after tick discovered ...