A University of Arizona researcher is part of an effort to identify the diseases carried by ticks, and she's asking people to send her samples.

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

Babesiosis is a malaria-like disease that is more commonly found in the Northeast and upper Midwest of the United States.

Scores of the US are reporting a higher rate than usual in tick bites which has prompted medics to warn about the many Lyme disease symptoms.

Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a six-year high. Here’s how to prevent tick bites, and what to do if you get ...

A CDC spokesperson told Newsweek that "the number of babesiosis cases reported each year has increased over time." ...

Leading the nation in cancer diagnoses is Maine, which recorded 650 cancer cases per 100,000 residents in 2021—the highest in the U.S. The most common cancer in Maine is breast cancer, followed ...