A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Two people in the South Bay area of Los ...

These bandits cost a Brooklyn family $100,000. Romping raccoons that ran wild in Alice and David Zaslavsky’s $1.2 million Brooklyn home pooped and peed everywhere, chewed through wiring and ...

Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue and say “aaah”? While the GP assesses your throat, they’re also checking out your tongue, which can reveal a lot about your health.

Remember the raccoon dog? The adorable fox-like critter made headlines in the spring of 2023, when it was implicated in some preliminary research on the source of the virus that causes COVID-19.

“‘Twas a dark and stormy night. Somewhere in the distance a dog barked.” Snoopy had it right, except I couldn’t hear a dog barking. I was too busy hearing the wind rage and the rain ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short ...

Tongue cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Cancer is when abnormal cells start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way. Symptoms can include a spot or lump on your tongue that doesn't go away.

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm,” according to officials. The parasite, called Baylisascaris procyonis, was found in the ...

Humans can then become infected if they consume dirt or soil, water, or any material contaminated with infected raccoon feces, according to the health department. LA Public Health said discovery ...

SINGAPORE: Students who do well in their Mother Tongue Language at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be given the chance to study Higher Mother Tongue at Secondary 1 from 2026 ...

No Presto card. No fare. Just a dream of travelling four kilometres in six minutes on what might be one of the greatest commutes in species history. A “well-behaved” raccoon joined Wednesday ...