A transatlantic flight is supposed to be the calm part of a long journey. For one Virginia family, that quiet stretch turned ...

Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

I never had ant problems, until we moved to California. The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ...

Journalist Daisy Hernández chronicles the history of Chagas disease, also known as kissing bug disease, and how it changed ...

“Bedbug infestations occur because bedbugs are master hitchhikers,” Baldwin said. “They stow away in luggage, clothing, ...

Baldwin said addressing a bedbug infestation typically involves multiple steps: Washing fabrics in hot water and drying on ...

Nearly half a million Americans visit the emergency room (ER) each year with a fast-spreading stomach bug called norovirus.

A 72-year-old contracted a contagious "fungal infection" at a nursing home and the staff secretly "isolated and sealed off" ...