Parasitic worms and a chronic liver infection identified in a North Korean soldier who dramatically defected are providing clues into health conditions inside the secretive rogue state, experts said ...

Preying mantises are vulnerable to horsehair worm parasites, which depend on other animals for their lifecycle needs.

Abraham ordered the Louisiana health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations during an uptick in influenza cases last ...

Doctors removed a four-inch parasitic worm from a woman’s eyelid after it burrowed into her forehead and grew there for a ...

If you need some motivation to keep from eating too much this Thanksgiving, here it is: Doctors in Romania pulled an 11 cm (4 ...

No one likes to think about parasites, but learning more will help you keep your family safe. The thought of parasitic worms certainly makes lots of people feel squeamish, so you’re not alone if this ...

Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed an oral treatment that could soon be used to destroy cancer cells ...