Warm, humid weather makes North Carolina a haven for ticks, mosquitos and chiggers — and experts say the risks may grow as the climate shifts. Here's what state researchers recommend for prevention, ...

The 2026 tick season is off to a fast start, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting an increase in emergency department visits for tick bites nationwide. Allegheny Health ...

As tick season rolls around, residents of tick-prone areas in the U.S. are readying to protect themselves from the illness-spreading arachnids. But the impact of the exploding tick population might be ...

North Carolina is seeing more cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by lone star tick bites. A prominent researcher points to growing tick populations and warmer weather as factors ...

In August 2024, the band Deer Tick were out for an old-fashioned Italian dinner when the band’s founder, John McCauley, began pitching his bandmates on his grand idea for their next album. He ...

Emergency department visits for tick bites have climbed to their highest rate in nearly 10 years, with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing significant increases across ...

Staff members at work at the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab, which provides state residents with free tick identification and testing for some of the most common tick-borne diseases. (Courtesy of the ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina is swarming with more and more ticks, and they are causing more medical complications — including a sometimes ...

Tick bite-related ER visits are at their highest seasonal levels since 2017 across most U.S. regions, raising concerns about increased Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. That’s according to ...

Every version of The Tick is excellent. The original comic book series created by Ben Edlund is a darkly funny satire of superhero comics. The Saturday morning cartoon is equal parts silly and smart.

The opening game of the Fayetteville Super Regional between Arkansas softball and Duke is in a weather delay. Umpires suspended the action with two outs and runners on first and second in the top of ...