When home do a tick check, search around your knees, underarms, behind your ears, and your crotch. Also, check your pets if ...

WORCESTER ― The number of ticks in Massachusetts is increasing, according to some experts, and that means the risk of catching a serious disease is rising. "Ticks are more active, and they're biting ...

Paradise Animal Hospital is warning pet owners on the Avalon Peninsula to check their pets after a tick was discovered on a ...

Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by deer ticks, but others include the bacterial infections anaplasmosis and ...

Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

Ticks can be active in any season, and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or enjoying ...

Gal Gal Takes on the World,” based on her own story of getting bitten by a tick, developing mammalian red meat allergy.

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 ...

Once the tick is removed from the skin, the DEP advises washing the area with soap and water and disinfecting the bite site.

Ticks are surging in the DMV, spreading Babesiosis, a dangerous disease. Experts urge caution, early removal, and prevention ...