A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and put it under a microscope. He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. Demodex are harmless and like to live ...

An Oklahoma doctor says ivermectin can be dangerous for people who feel “bugs” on their skin, urging medical evaluation for ...

If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of ...

A mum has described the horror at hearing she had contracted a medieval skin disease that’s surging in the UK. Amanda Rushton ...

Dust mites belong to the arthropod family. They’re related to ticks and resemble insects but lack wings and eyes. Dust mite reactions are typically harmless, though they can cause swelling, itching, ...

We’ve all had that creepy feeling that something is crawling on our skin, scurrying across our scalp, scuttling around the base of our neck. Usually, it’s our imagination, but for a woman in Levittown ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your skin is crawling with zombies. Zombie skin cells, that is. This ...

Two smoke-eaters’ bouts with scabies have emptied a pair of Queens firehouses. The FDNY began clearing out Engine 251 in Glen Oaks Friday afternoon — just hours after announcing it moved firefighters ...