Here’s everything you need to know to stay tick-free, including expert-backed tips on how to remove ticks and how to choose effective preventative products.

A Maynard girl’s life was drastically changed after contracting Powassan virus from a tick bite in 2019. Her family urges ...

The CDC estimates that 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, but doctors said if caught early, it’s ...

After a tick egg hatches, it goes through three life stages: larva, nymph and adult. Both male and female ticks feed on blood by inserting their barbed, straw-like mouthparts into the skin of ...

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.

What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? It's a broad range. When to worry about a tick bite Finding a tick on your body doesn't necessarily mean you need to run to the doctor, Oller says.

The implications of this tick boom are unfortunately clear: more ticks in more places means more disease. Ticks are superb vehicles for pathogenic hitchhikers, and there are a lot of pathogens ...

At home in Brooklyn, New York, my wife and I have discovered ticks on our dog, a pit-boxer mix who lacks the wherewithal to notify us of such an intruder. A few weeks ago, I found a tick—luckily ...