allergies

It’s not in your head: As our climate changes, Dr. Troy Baker says studies show that our allergies are getting worse. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

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

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a tweet she’s experiencing mild symptoms and first thought it might be allergies. News4’s Mark Segraves has more about the impact of allergy season on fears of COVID-19.

Allergy season has arrived, and lots of people are feeling the symptoms. That’s what Bowser thought she was experiencing, until she took a COVID test.

If you have seasonal allergies, you know they can be miserable, with symptoms ranging from sneezing to itchy eyes to even trouble breathing.  Research says landscaping decisions in big cities could be making your symptoms worse. It’s a battle of the sexes involving plants, not people.  “There’s no gender balance in cities anymore,” said horticulturist and author Tom Ogren. ...

Allergies make us miserable with the constant sneezing, watery, itchy eyes, running nose. Here’s what we found out about spring allergies — why we get them and the best ways to get relief.

News4’s Doreen Gentzler has tips to keep your spring allergies under control.

Allergists say that pollen season in the U.S. used to start around St. Patrick’s Day and now often starts around Valentine’s Day.

As social media is flooded with recipes and photos of cicada treats, the FDA is warning people with seafood allergies to opt out of snacking on these crunchy critters.

The watery, itchy, burning eyes, runny nose, constant sneezing. Allergy symptoms are no fun. Allergies make us uncomfortable, irritated and downright miserable.

Allergy season is here, so we asked Dr. Richard Wasserman, medical director for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Texas, to answer our top 10 questions about allergies.

Are you struggling with allergies? Storm Team 4’s Amelia Draper explains how climate change might be increasing your allergy symptoms.

A lot of things can trigger allergies in the spring, which is why Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper is sharing tips on how to control allergy irritants in the house.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper reports on seasonal allergies. Be warned: Pollen levels may skyrocket as emerging cicadas bring pollen from the ground up into the air.

Storm Team4 Amelia Draper explains how surgical and cloth masks are shown to be effective against pollen as we enter the spring season.

A lot of things can trigger allergies this time year, which is why Consumer Reports is sharing tips on how to control allergy irritants in the house.

A new study finds that pollen season and its awful nasal drips is coming earlier and hitting harder — and that’s because of global warming.

A Boston doctor had an allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the hospital where he works, but is doing well. Boston Medical Center confirmed Friday night that Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who reportedly has a severe shellfish allergy, was taken to the emergency department after his first dose of the Cambridge-based company’s vaccine. It’s the...

Fall allergy season has arrived. The symptoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19.

Allergy sufferers may notice the wind making things worse. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper has the pollen report.