A parasite never before seen in humans has been found burrowing in the internal organs of two moose hunters. The hunters, both from New Hampshire, were infected with the rare tapeworm after butchering ...

Doctors in Mumbai have raised an alarm over the rising number of tapeworm infections during the monsoon, warning that they could lead to deadly brain damage. They specifically pointed to the threat of ...

A horrifying image of calcified parasites embedded in the soft tissue of a human body has gone viral after Sam Ghali, an emergency room doctor, shared the seriously disturbing scan on X. Describing ...

AND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT’S THE FIRST TIME THAT IT’S BEEN IDENTIFIED IN HUMANS. DR. ELIZABETH TALBOT IS, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT DARTMOUTH AND THE STATE’S ...

An 18-year-old who complained of seizures in the emergency room of an Indian hospital turned out to have parasites in his brain, according to a case study published Thursday in the New England Journal ...

A 52-year-old Florida man thought to be suffering from severe migraines was actually battling a bizarre tapeworm infestation in his brain — caused by eating undercooked bacon. The unnamed patient, ...

A little-known parasitic infection in the brain received a jolt of attention Wednesday when presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he once suffered from it. The condition, known as ...