A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment ...

Coughing: Not all dogs will develop this symptom, but when the worms migrate through the body, they can damage the lungs and ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Earlier this year, a surprising story emerged about RFK Jr. — the newly named nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and a parasitic brain worm.

Knowable Magazine reports that worm-inspired treatments show promise for metabolic diseases by reducing inflammation and ...

A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside your body and gets its nutrition from you. Parasites live in and feed on human blood, tissues, and intestines. As they multiply and lay eggs, they ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...