allergies

Severe allergic reactions to the Moderna and Pfizer shots have been rare but "higher than what we see with typical vaccines,,” says Dr. Tom Casale, an allergy and infectious disease expert at USF.

Having a kid with a food allergy is hard. But for low-income families of color, such allergies can be especially deadly.

Coughs, sore throats and runny noses are common in fall and winter, and they rarely signal dire disease. But with COVID-19 a threat this year and flu an annual hazard, here's what you need to know.

Many allergists have started to prescribe immunotherapy tablets to some of their patients. They're safe and convenient and, like allergy shots, they treat the root cause of your allergic misery.

While Professor Yogi Goswami holds 22 U.S. patents, including many related to solar energy , it’s his creation of a device driven by the health of his...

Allergy season in Southwest Florida is only loosely associated with regular seasons, but suffice to say- right now many people are suffering with watery...

It's already been one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory. Now, you can add a late-blooming, but hard-hitting, allergy season to the list of...

Steve Messam describes his city, Belle Glade, as having two main exports: "Sugar," he said, "and wide receivers." Local lore has it that National...

Food allergies are tricky to diagnose, and many kids can outgrow them, too. A test called an oral food challenge is the gold standard to rule out an allergy. It's performed under medical supervision.

Some people are trying to treat autoimmune problems with an unlikely tool: worms that live in your gut, permanently. Scientists are finally starting to figure out whether they work.