Experts say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was most likely describing neurocysticercosis, a tapeworm brain infection that can cause seizures. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Independent presidential candidate Robert ...

Did a worm eat part of the brain of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.? The New York Times reported that, in a 2012 deposition, Kennedy said he had CT abnormalities and cognitive problems ...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that doctors once believed he had a dead parasite in his brain, The New York Times reported Wednesday, a fairly rare condition in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Mark Kortepeter covers infectious disease and public health topics Unlike the fictional worms in “Star Trek2: Wrath of Khan,” ...

A man was hospitalized with worsening migraines only to find out they were caused by parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain — and researchers believe he was infected by eating undercooked bacon. The ...

Earlier this week news broke that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., claimed to have once had a dead worm in his brain. Kennedy had been experiencing memory loss and mental fog ...

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he suffered memory loss and severe brain fog more than a decade ago, potentially related to a parasite in his brain, according to the New York Times.

Monsoon season brings relief from the heat but also increases the risk of infections due to stagnant water and poor sanitation. The cases of typhoid, cholera, diarrhoea and mosquito-borne diseases are ...

Doctors discovered tapeworm eggs in the brain of a Florida man who liked to eat “undercooked pork” Getty; American Journal of Case Reports Doctors discovered tapeworm eggs in the brain of a Florida ...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is living with a dead worm in his brain, according to court documents obtained by the New York Times. Kennedy, 70, said the remains of ...