A MRI image of the patient’s brain next to a photo of the roundworm removed from the patient’s right frontal lobe. Credit: Hossain M, et al. A live, wriggling parasitic roundworm, 80 mm long, was ...

If you need some motivation to keep from eating too much this Thanksgiving, here it is: Doctors in Romania pulled an 11 cm (4 ...

CANBERRA, Australia — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mysterious symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was ...

A woman in Australia who complained of stomach upset, forgetfulness and depression had a 3-inch worm removed from her brain in what doctors say was a first, according to Reuters. The 64-year-old woman ...

CANBERRA, Australia — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was ...

A 64-year-old Australian woman is the first documented human to be infected with a type of parasite normally found in carpet pythons. Doctors extracted a 3.1-inch living roundworm from her brain after ...

A live, 8cm-long (3in) worm has been removed from the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman by a neurosurgeon investigating the patient’s mystery symptoms. The surgeon, Hari Priya Bandi, was ...

Schistosomiasis is a worm infection that can be picked up in warm freshwater. You could be swimming, washing yourself, or just standing in the water and the tiny larvae of the worm can suddenly slip ...