In a disturbing case of medical misdiagnosis, an 18-year-old boy was treated for tuberculosis (TB) for six months before ...

When 17-year-old Manirul Beg from Haldia came to Delhi a year ago, hoping to get herself treated for tuberculosis, little did ...

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Doctors found tapeworm eggs in his brain. N'dea Yancey-Bragg. USA TODAY. An 18-year-old man who went to the emergency room after suffering seizures soon discovered he had parasites in his brain, ...

A peculiar case of a woman who took tapeworm egg pills as a quick-fix solution to lose weight has come to light. Doctors said the 21-year-old Iowa resident bought pills filled with tapeworm eggs using ...

Doctors on YouTube have warned viewers that tapeworm egg pills are being sold on the dark web as a quick-fix weight loss solution — putting consumers at risk of serious illness and potentially ...

Woman develops multiple lesions due to tapeworm eggs. Because of this, the woman had to again return to the emergency department, and this time when the doctors checked her brain, they found multiple ...

A tapeworm infection is usually diagnosed by finding eggs or tapeworm segments in the stool. Your doctor may ask you to bring in a sample so a lab can look for eggs, larvae, or tapeworm segments.

A man from the US - who had a habit of eating undercooked bacon - has been found with tapeworm eggs in his brain. Scans revealed tapeworm larvae in the brain of the 52-year-old man who had a history ...

A habit of eating undercooked bacon and poor hygiene lead to a nasty discovery. A Florida man suffering from persistent migraines was found to have festering tapeworm eggs in his brain, according ...

Here's what you should know. What happened in the Florida case of the man with tapeworm eggs? A 52-year-old man with a history of migraines and type 2 diabetes told doctors his migraines had been ...