Red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome, was first reported in 2009 and is still relatively rare but is on the rise.

Fleas and ticks can be a major problem for pet owners in the summer, leading to various health problems for furry friends.

In the compact backyards of Staten Island, Maria Diuk-Wasser was surprised by what she saw. Ticks—and lots of them—nestled in wood piles, between leaves, and underneath bird feeders. It was more than ...

Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

If you spend time hiking or camping in the eastern half of the United States, chances are you’ve had encounters with ticks, and perhaps even Lyme disease, which is a serious tick-borne illness that ...

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

Experts across the country are worried that tick populations might be on the rise, something that has Heather Mohr a little ...

There’s nothing fancy about tick hunting. When University of Pittsburgh professor Danielle Tufts and her team of public health students go out, they bring just a few things: A white jumpsuit, a pair ...

The number of blacklegged ticks have exploded in the past decade, seemingly getting worse by the year as Canadian seasons get ...