Once the tick is removed from the skin, the DEP advises washing the area with soap and water and disinfecting the bite site.

To remove a tick from your body, Fraser Health suggests to “Use fine point tweezers to grab the head as close to the skin as ...

The type of tick that typically carries disease in New England is the deer tick, which can be as small as a poppy seed.

Keeping ticks away from your yard makes it safer to enjoy. One simple landscaping trick that could help discourage ticks is a ...

Anaplasmosis is transmitted by the same tick that spreads Lyme disease, but it doesn't come with a rash and can be deadly. A ...

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick ...

With the number of tick bite-related emergency room visits at a five-year high, a Maryland-based doctor has suggestions on what to do if you find a tick.

Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

It’s the height of summer in the Upper Peninsula and the outdoors beckons. This long Independence Day holiday weekend will offer a prime opportunity to venture into the countryside. While enjoying all ...

Pennsylvania typically ranks in the top 10 in the country for Lyme disease cases per 100,000 residents and in 2024, the ...

Legislation that would fully repeal Pennsylvania's Sunday hunting ban received its final supportive vote and will head to the governor to be signed into law. House Bill 1431, which passed the state ...