Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...

CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today.  Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi ...

Data captured from electronic health records (EHRs) may offer a more complete method for determining the incidence of Lyme disease in the United States, according to results of a ...

The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...

In a medical first, a research team in China has successfully stitched a CRISPR gene-edited pig liver into a brain-dead ...

A new study by Fikrig and other researchers, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, uses a powerful ...

A recent CDC health alert warned travelers of high rates of dengue fever in the Americas. Here's what you need to know about ...

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have identified the enzyme BbLDH as a crucial factor for Lyme disease ...

Medicare Part D helps cover prescription drugs, which means it should cover most of the cost of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease. However, since Part D plans are provided by Medicare-approved private ...

Existing projects are also on hold because research institutions cannot be certain they will be continued, or if they absorb ...

A Lowcountry woman is working to raise awareness about the dangers of ticks by organizing a music festival aimed at educating ...