Some wellness influencers think many people have parasites and should use special supplements to flush them out. Is there science behind the claims?

Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements. Here's what doctors say about the trend.

Hammerhead worms are invasive flatworms that reproduce by cloning themselves through fragmentation. With little genetic diversity but powerful regenerative abilities and even neurotoxins, these ...

A study reveals how invasive worms are disrupting forests in the northern United States and changing key soils.

A Reddit user reportedly found a worm in their McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sandwich. Experts say parasites are a natural and common occurrence in wild-caught fish like Alaskan pollock used in the ...

Ancient Romans in Britain were riddled with intestinal parasites that spread through human feces. Roundworms and whipworms both live in the intestine and cause various ailments, including abdominal ...

Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz "felt great" after completing a worm and parasite cleanse. The 52-year-old supermodel has no idea if the wellness trend - which involves taking herbal ...

Klum dishes to PEOPLE about the cleanse that got everyone talking Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared ...

If you need some motivation to keep from eating too much this Thanksgiving, here it is: Doctors in Romania pulled an 11 cm (4.3 inch) living, writhing round worm from a woman’s left eyelid. According ...