This delayed allergic reaction is called alpha-gal syndrome. While it’s commonly called the “red meat allergy,” that nickname ...

Inside Douglas Norris' lab at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a healthy stack of envelopes — not with letters inside, but with ticks.

According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency room visits for tick bites are at ...

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) reports that Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is the most common tick-borne ...

This is the final installment of a four-part Healio Dermatology summer skin series, where experts discuss common seasonal ...

Ticks have long been an unwelcome part of New York summers, but in recent years, illnesses caused by tick bites have been ...

A 5-week-old infant named Lily has been diagnosed with a suspected case of Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness.

Justin Timberlake has become the latest A-lister to be hit by Lyme disease, and some are convinced they've found the holiday ...

You have heard about Lyme disease, but how much do you really know about it? Experts say most tick bites happen in June and July, with symptoms taking anywhere from three to 30 days to appear.

South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says symptoms of Powassan usually begin with a fever, then headaches, and then often, ...

A rare tick-borne virus, Powassan, is suspected on the Vineyard. As tick risks expand in the region, what to know and where to learn more.