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.

Opioids accounted for 86 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the state with the highest overdose mortality rate.

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.

Western New Yorkers are finding ticks in unexpected places — and often missing the most important warning sign. ➡️ Why that could be a big problem: ...

Staff at one of Chicago's largest hospital systems say they are seeing increased tick-bite cases, but there is not enough ...

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 ...

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 ...