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OLEAN — The frequency of deaths from opioid overdoses in Cattaraugus County continues to trend downward so far this year, county health officials repo...

Fall is a busy time of year for folks in Western New York, with loads of reasons to be outdoors. It’s also a busy time of year for the ticks that tran...

As if we don’t have enough diseases to worry about ... but another tick-borne illness is on the rise in Upstate New York. Health officials in the Lowe...

As New York state has seen what she calls an overwhelming increase in ticks, Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Though Lyme disease has historically been blamed upon the overabundant white-tailed deer that host so-called deer ticks, a much smaller...

Summer is back, and while the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the cancellation of festivals, concerts and other large gatherings, people who enjoy bein...

With all the focus on coronavirus, the season for a malady that was in a lot of headlines in the Northeast is heating up. We mean tick-borne Lyme dise...

Researchers at FAIR Health looked at over 29 billion private healthcare claim records from 2007 to 2018. They found diagnoses of Lyme disease increase...

SYRACUSE — A new tick-borne disease that is potentially worse than Lyme disease — and harder to diagnose — has been found in patients in Central New Y...

A new test for Lyme disease could help doctors diagnose and treat the disease much faster, Cornell University reports. The test would quickly confirm ...

As if concern about certain ticks and tick-borne disease is not already concern enough, now researchers in New York state have another species to worr...

OLEAN — The number of reported Lyme disease cases is on the rise in Cattaraugus County, said Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkins as he reviewed n...

The presence of Lyme-disease-carrying deer ticks continues to grow in the northeast United States — including New York and Pennsylvania — and health o...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Hikers and dog lovers may have thought the subzero temperatures this winter would put a dent in this year's tick population. Thin...

Pennsylvania is experiencing a population explosion, but nobody’s dispatching the Welcome Wagon. Thick forests and the vast herds of deer that live wi...

As summer approaches, health officials are warning that Lyme disease could be particularly prevalent in the Northeast. Research shows the number of mi...

OLEAN — Citing rising numbers of deer ticks infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin W...

It started with a swollen and balky knee for Janet Bayne. Bayne’s knee would give out without warning when she walked, sending her to the ground. Her ...