Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements.

Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

Some wellness influencers think many people have parasites and should use special supplements to flush them out. Is there science behind the claims?

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine report encouraging results from a phase 2 clinical trial ...

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that ...

A phase 2 trial has shown promising protective efficacy for what could become the first vaccine against hookworm, a parasitic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. The ...