Experts believe the worm found in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was Taenia solium, or a pork tapeworm larva. The worm’s larval cysts could cause a parasitic infection in the brain called neurocysticercosis, ...

That strange “worm” at the bottom of some mezcal bottles has finally been identified, and the answer overturns decades of guesses.

Doctors in Spain diagnosed a man with an unusual roundworm infection after watching an army of larvae writhe and slither under his skin, blanketing his whole body in an ever-shifting rash. Doctors ...

The internet blew up recently on reports that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a worm in his brain. Unfortunately, the medical problem that reportedly plagued RFK Jr., called neurocysticercosis, caused by ...

The University of Florida researchers recently discovered that “tequila worms” are, in fact, moth larvae. The “worms” are placed inside bottles of mezcal to enhance the color and flavor of the alcohol ...

University of Florida researchers recently discovered that "tequila worms" are, in fact, moth larvae. The "worms" are placed inside bottles of mezcal to enhance the color and flavor of the alcohol.