But one tick bite turned her entire world upside down as she caught Lyme disease, a bacterial infection passed to humans by ...

In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is an uncommon, rare neurological condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's ...

Melonie Bray had the world at her feet before being bitten by a tiny parasite - and saw her life turned upside down. She was ...

Meanwhile, her condition continued to deteriorate. “My whole body felt like it was convulsing,” said Mel. “It was like ...

Lyme disease is an infectious illness caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, typically transmitted to humans through ...

Lung cancer survival without treatment is shorter than survival with treatment. People with untreated non-small cell lung cancer—the most common type—typically live between five and 12 months after ...

Scientists are developing the first-ever pill to prevent Lyme disease, potentially protecting millions from tick-borne illnesses. Here's what you need to know.

A treatment that could potentially slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is being studied at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital. Dr. Olivier Blanchard and his team want ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while up to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

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