Tick bite-related ER visits are at their highest seasonal levels since 2017 across most U.S. regions, raising concerns about increased Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. That’s according to ...

Share on Pinterest CDC data show that more people are seeking emergency room treatment for tick bites, which can lead to Lyme disease. Image Credit: Iryna Shepetko/Stocksy Data from the Centers for ...

Staff members at work at the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab, which provides state residents with free tick identification and testing for some of the most common tick-borne diseases. (Courtesy of the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Tick activity in the U.S. has reached levels we haven’t seen in nearly 10 years, and data suggest some states are worse off than others. The CDC previously warned that emergency department ...

Every version of The Tick is excellent. The original comic book series created by Ben Edlund is a darkly funny satire of superhero comics. The Saturday morning cartoon is equal parts silly and smart.

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett linked a rise in tick bites to Bill Gates during a recent podcast appearance. Burchett's comments echo online conspiracy theories surrounding ticks, such as "tick boxes," that ...

After days landscaping around his Shirley home in May 2021, Michael Larkin noticed two ticks on his thigh. Then came the punishing headaches, rash, high fevers, and night sweats, followed by a ...

A Long Island man has survived the rare, tick-borne Bourbon virus. It's the first confirmed case in New York state. There's no vaccine for the Bourbon virus, nor specific medicine to treat it, ...

Ticks are no longer just a rare summertime nuisance in Canada. Experts say warmer winters are helping disease-carrying ticks survive farther north, driving a sharp rise in Lyme disease and other ...

As if there weren’t enough to worry about, health officials are warning about a tick that is capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions to red meat. Pennsylvania health officials are ...

The Asian Longhorned Tick has made its way to Alabama. The East Asia native was found on a dog in DeKalb County in April 2026, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. The ...

Canadians should prepare for another summer infested with ticks, a bloodsucking arachnid responsible for growing rates of Lyme disease, scientists and public health experts are warning. Montreal’s ...