Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab warns that many "parasite cleanses" promoted online are ineffective, often consisting of ...

Once confined to Latin America, Chagas disease – a potentially deadly parasitic infection that is spread in a gross way – is ...

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on the rising number of drug-resistant bacterial infections.

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause genital irritation, pain during urination or sex, and unusual or smelly discharge.

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about “parasite cleanses” and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...

Over the past month, "brain worm" anxiety has skyrocketed. In case you missed it, this happened after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a worm ate part of his brain ...

The Chagas disease has been found in 5 states. — -- A rare parasitic infection called Chagas disease has been gaining headlines in recent weeks after cases of the infection were reported in at ...

Most Americans view parasitic infections as a problem of the past or one that only impacts low-income countries. However, new research from Washington University in St. Louis finds evidence that the ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in an individual on the island of Kauai.

After testing three million drug compounds, researchers are reporting the discovery of a drug that targets related parasites responsible for three deadly infections that affect millions of people ...

A 64-year-old Australian woman had an 8-centimeter roundworm extracted from her brain in the world’s first case of the new parasitic infection. The Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm was pulled, alive ...