FOR the first time, a deadly brain swelling disease has been detected in British patients with no travel history – which ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: ...

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You cannot get Lyme disease if you come into contact with someone’s sneeze, cough, or blood. Learn when it is contagious and ...

Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

Their bites itch so badly. We're not talking about an inconvenient itch that comes with the bit of a mosquito. Think of days of intense itching followed by even more itching and scabs. It was a ...

Sinusitis can cause facial pressure, sinus headache, and other symptoms. Treatment may depend on the cause. A sinus infection, also known as sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, occurs when your nasal ...

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the aftermath of hurricane Dorian’s landfall in the Bahamas, students head back to school, confrontations at ...

So, is your bug bite is actually a spider bite ... A bite from one of these types of spiders can cause severe symptoms. And, if you're bitten by a venomous spider, you'll require prompt medical ...

Initial spider bite symptoms often mimic other insect stings or minor injuries. However, certain indicators warrant immediate medical attention. Spreading redness, intense pain, systemic symptoms ...

Much of this depends on climate patterns. “The warmer it is, the more pests will thrive and the more populations we’ll see,” says Emma Grace Crumbley, an entomologist with Mosquito Squad Plus, a pest ...

Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite pictures and tips to identify them.