If blood is in your ureters or urethra long enough to start clotting, it’s possible it will come out in a worm-like shape. However, this is very rare. Having blood in your urine, called hematuria, ...

Playing in water is a kid’s haven, no matter where they are in the world. But in some countries, children may get infections around bodies of freshwater, including an infection called schistosomiasis.

Your urinary bladder is a balloon-shaped organ that stores urine from the kidneys until it’s released through the urethra. The bladder is located in the pelvic cavity between the pelvic bones. It can ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Billions worldwide are infected with tropical worms. Unsurprisingly, most of these people live in poor countries, kept poor by the effects of worm-related malnourishment. What may surprise many is ...

A Japanese firm has released a new early detection kit for a variety of cancers that uses urine-sniffing roundworms to detect cancerous odors, NHK reported. Hirotsu Bio Science claims that their ...

Cysts can form in, on, or around the urinary bladder. People who experience other issues related to the urinary system may be more likely to develop bladder cysts. There are several types of bladder ...