What is Portsmouth doing about mosquitoes and ticks? What is recommended for residents? Here's what city officials and consultants say.

What is Portsmouth doing about mosquitoes and ticks? What is recommended for residents? Here's what city officials and consultants say.

Researchers are warning dog owners to be vigilant as a new study reveals a wet weather-driven spike in a potentially fatal disease. Rat lungworm disease is caused by a parasite and is generally picked ...

Tiny brown bugs can be a nuisance indoors, but identifying the culprit is the first step toward getting rid of them for good.

The Pride Parade has been one of Vancouver’s biggest summer events for decades, and this year brings a special reason to ...

With summer now here, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) reminds residents to take recommended common-sense precautions to keep everyone, especially young children, safe this summer.

Emergency room visits for tick bites this year are at the highest levels since 2019, especially in the Northeast, according ...

The type of tick that typically carries disease in New England is the deer tick, which can be as small as a poppy seed.

A tick bite can look like a red, swollen area on your skin. There may also be a bull's eye around the bite. Sometimes, the ...