TOPEKA (KSNT) – Sharlene Cooper was just rolling out of bed in her Topeka home when she felt something brush across her face. To her surprise and alarm, it was a spider and it had already delivered a ...

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.

The good news is that most spiders can't bite humans. But the bad news? Some spider bites can be dangerous and, rarely, even deadly. So, is your bug bite is actually a spider bite? It’s not always ...

Wolf spiders are spiders in the Lycosidae family that may bite humans when they feel threatened or in danger. A wolf spider bite is not life-threatening, but it may cause mild and uncomfortable ...

A spider bite turned into a weeks-long, life-threatening medical ordeal for a 16-year-old boy in Iowa this summer, his family revealed. Noah Johnson, set to be a high school junior this fall, was ...

Over the summer, 16-year-old Noah Johnson was working at his brother’s fence-building company, trying to save money to buy a new truck. On June 18, he felt something bite him. The rising high school ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...