You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Mark Kortepeter covers infectious disease and public health topics Unlike the fictional worms in “Star Trek2: Wrath of Khan,” ...

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr's health is in the spotlight again – this time relating to a neurological issue. In a 2012 deposition recently reviewed by the New York ...

As monsoon rains last in Mumbai, doctors have issued an advisory about the growing risk of tapeworm infections, specifically neurocysticercosis, which is potentially life-threatening as it involves ...

The thing the curious doctor was busy disentangling and studying last week looked like an endless skein of white rubber band. Actually, he explained happily, it was 100 ft. of rare tapeworm which he ...