Tick bites are sending Americans to the emergency room at the highest rate in nearly a decade, according to new CDC data. During the second week of April, 71 out of every 100,000 emergency room visits were for tick bites — more than double the usual average of about 30 per 100,000, said the agency, … Read more
Most people don’t spare a thought for their blood type unless they’re in need of a transfusion — but could yours hold secrets to your health? And is one better than the others? There are four main blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Seventyfour – stock.adobe.com The short answer: No, there is no “best” … Read more
They came for your blood — and stole your burgers. A growing number of Americans are being forced into veganism after contracting a bizarre, tick-borne allergy that turns red meat and dairy into a life-threatening hazard. To make the meatless life a little easier to swallow, PETA is dishing out a plant-based cookbook even the staunchest carnivores … Read more
She’s a Whopper girl trapped in a tofu world — and it wasn’t by choice. Daisy Holstine was forced to go vegan earlier this year after developing a severe allergy to meat and dairy, seemingly overnight. “I was waking up with my eyes swollen shut,” the 36-year-old from Mountain Home, Arkansas, told The Post. “The … Read more
Warning: This story might seriously tick you off. Nearly 31 million Americans are bitten every year by tiny, blood-sucking parasites — and 2025 is no different. Emergency room visits for tick bites are surging nationwide, with July numbers hitting their highest point since 2017, according to the CDC’s Tick Bite Data Tracker. Ticks are most active … Read more
People increasingly support school phone bans — and New York got the message. As New York bans cellphone use during the school day, a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that support for phone bans in school is increasing. The majority of U.S. adults support prohibiting students from using their phones during … Read more
Be on the lookout for these bloodthirsty crawlers. Summer isn’t all fun and games — it’s also the time of year when creepy crawlers, such as mosquitoes and ticks, come out to play. As a result, one mom is urging parents to thoroughly check their babies after she found a tick in her little girl’s … Read more
There goes the neighborhood! Suburban living has its upsides — bigger homes, less noise and more natural green spaces, to name a few. Developments with grassy lawns and wooded parks draw families because they create a sense of relaxation and offer safe areas for children to explore and play, boosting physical and mental health. But … Read more
New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than initially thought. Neither of the two new female patients — one a 45-year-old in Maine and the other a 61-year-old in Washington — had … Read more
You’ve heard of Lyme disease — now, infectious disease experts are warning of another serious tick-borne illness that’s on the rise: babesiosis. “If you live in areas where babesiosis is endemic, mostly states in the Northeast and the Midwest, take precautions, especially during the summer months,” said lead study author Paddy Ssentongo, an infectious disease fellow … Read more
Barbecue is a staple in most Midwestern diets. When paired with a side of potato salad, it becomes a mouth-watering meal. However, for one Kansas man, it nearly cost him his life, all thanks to a tick bite. “I knew something was wrong when I was in the ER in September of this last year,” Brian McCornack told FOX … Read more
Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams’ husband and a Reddit co-founder, revealed on X this week that he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Ohanian said his diagnosis came after “a full battery of health scans.” The father of two, 41, who has no symptoms, was surprised at the news since he spends “so little time in … Read more
Shorely you can’t be serious. Just in time for Memorial Day, a board-certified Houston dermatologist is sharing five skincare no-nos for the summer. Dr. Andrea Suarez, who goes by “Dr. Dray” on TikTok, wants you to avoid boozing in the sun, applying sunscreen with poor protection, buying sunscreen with insect repellent, peeling your sunburn and … Read more
The days of Lyme disease may be numbered. With ticks emerging earlier than usual this year, experts are warning of the risk of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection caused by a bite from an infected black-legged tick. Approximately 476,000 Americans could be diagnosed with Lyme disease this year, according to US health officials. Symptoms can debilitating, … Read more
There may be new hope in the fight against Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection that sometimes results in chronic illness. Researchers at MIT and the University of Helsinki have determined that human sweat contains a protein that inhibits the growth of a bacterium that causes the disease. One-third of the population carries a genetic variant … Read more
Ticks are emerging earlier than usual this year, experts warn, and we could be in for a severe season. The parasites are typically most active from April to September, but New Hampshire health officials have already started fielding reports of ticks. And one Minnesota county reported its first deer tick of the year in early … Read more
Farmers are really ticked off by these vermin. The Asian longhorned tick is feasting on livestock like cattle and deer, killing them in shocking numbers as these insects invade the United States — the latest state being Ohio, new research from Ohio State University warns. Only the size of a sesame seed in most cases, … Read more
Has Chris Russo gone from “Mad Dog” to “Mad Fraud”? The sports talk radio host is taking more high heat for backing out of yet another on-air promise. Russo will apparently not follow through on a promise to walk a Manhattan block in a Diamondbacks-branded bikini. The idea was the brainchild of shock jock Howard … Read more
Tick tac toe? With tick-borne afflictions spreading across the US at an alarming rate, there’s been an up-tick in horror stories involving this eight-legged scourge. Recently, an Ohio man lost all the toes on one of his feet after a tick bite triggered an infection that snowballed out of control. “It was infected that bad,” … Read more
A disease so unusual that many doctors can’t diagnose it has emerged as a serious threat — and Long Island’s Suffolk County is the nation’s epicenter. Alpha-gal syndrome, sometimes called AGS, is spread by bites from the lone star tick. It causes people to have a violent reaction to red meat and dairy and about … Read more