allergies

The move came as a surprise: In May, an FDA advisory committee voted to recommend approval of the drug for children and adults.

Brittany Mahomes shared that her and Patrick Mahomes’ 8-month-old son Bronze recently had a scary trip to the emergency room, which occurred not long after learning he has a severe peanut allergy.

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is a serious allergic condition that can be caused by a tick bite. Here’s what you need to know.

A large study confirms that the development of allergies in young children can follow a predictable path, giving doctors and parents a clue about what’s to come.

“I want him to still be able to enjoy food and not just settle for something,” she says. “There’s a lot of recipes that just don’t have gluten.”

It’s become a familiar theme in New England over the last several days: dry weather great for outdoor plans, but an abundance of pollen, sunburns from prolonged sun exposure and high fire danger.  All of that is set to continue through much of this week, with a few breezy days only enhancing the drying of both landscape and body,...

A new study finds an experimental skin patch shows promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts.

Although the weather looks similar Tuesday to what it was Monday, there’s a meaningful difference in how it feels – cooler!  A large dome of high pressure – fair weather – is building into Ontario and Quebec, northwest of New England, as our weather migrates southeast into New England from Canada. Aloft, this means strands of wildfire smoke from Canadian...

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering updates to emergency kits that would require airlines to carry on board EpiPens, pediatric doses of antihistamines and medicine to reverse opioid overdoses.

A ‘pollen storm’ and longer allergy seasons are sending a growing number of adults in search of relief.

Eating honey may not help with seasonal allergies, but these home remedies, habits and over-the-counter drugs can relieve symptoms during pollen season.

Residents of certain cities may be sneezing and coughing more than others this allergy season.

Allergy season is here, and you may be turning to nasal saline irrigation for relief. Here are quick tips for doing so safely, from a doctor.

Allergy season will continue to be longer and increasingly brutal, and climate change is a key factor.

Don’t wait until spring to get the upper hand on your allergy symptoms

More than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame, some so severe that they need injections of epinephrine, a drug used to treat life-threatening reactions

The Teal Pumpkin Project is a national effort to make Halloween safer for kids with food allergies and other medical conditions.

As Halloween season kicks into gear, some packages of candy corn have been recalled from stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

It’s the first official day of fall, which means another allergy season upon is — and it’s expected to be rough. How can you alleviate your symptoms? Try these tips.

As researchers anticipate pollen season to start earlier and last longer, allergens continue to be top of mind for many. Even after a wash and rinse, pollen continues to pile up on our cars, seemingly with no end in sight. However, light is at the end of the pollen-polluted tunnel. In mid-May, Boston and surrounding areas were on the higher…