McDonald's Filet-O-Fish shouldn't come with extra ingredients. Check out the scarily common creepy-crawly one Redditor almost ...

While it might seem shocking, finding a worm in cooked fish isn’t rare. In fact, many saltwater fish, including halibut, can host parasitic worms. These worms are often killed by proper freezing or ...

Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide, causing painful swelling, severe abdominal pain and even blindness. Now, scientists say that viruses carried ...

Archaeologists analyzing a Roman sewer at Vindolanda uncover evidence soldiers lived with chronic gut parasites despite ...

Doctors warn that the parasite cleanse trend misleads patients, causing health risks and delaying proper diagnosis of ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about "parasite cleanses" and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...