With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

We still have some hot weather ahead of us, so you still need to protect yourself from mosquitoes. Bug repellent is always a good idea but you may want to add permethrin to your arsenal. The chemical ...

Who hasn’t had that creepy feeling of a bug crawling up their leg, along their neck, inside their shirt or buried in their hair? And after a quick, probably contorted, investigation that creepy ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe When I go outside, I’m not as diligent as I ought to be about ...

There are many insects out there just itching to sink their tiny teeth into you, but few present as many dangers as a tick. Tick bites may leave you with painful and itchy red marks, but they may also ...

Malaria remains a major cause of childhood death in sub-Saharan Africa. We leveraged the traditional practice of mothers carrying children on their backs in cloth wraps to assess whether treating the ...

If there's one thing we're grateful for on Shots, it's our passionate, engaged audience. Our stories often prompt a lively response from readers and people who hear us on the radio. This was ...