allergology
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Ticks Are Giving Tons of Americans an Allergy to Red Meat
Lots of Americans have had the potential joy of eating a juicy steak taken away from them by a measly tick, new research out this week has found. The study estimates that up to 450,000 people in the U.S. have developed alpha-gal syndrome since 2010, otherwise known as an allergy to red meat. The condition…
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Don’t Mistake These Skin Conditions for Monkeypox
Monkeypox is the latest emerging germ to alarm public health experts, with over 4,000 reported cases globally this year. While this viral illness may not be as fast-spreading as COVID-19, it’s threatening to shift from a zoonotic disease, rarely spread from rodents, to something that regularly jumps between humans from here on out, perhaps predominantly…
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Do Allergies Raise Risk of Mental Illness? New Study Finds No Causal Link
A new study might provide some comfort to those who suffer from allergies. The research found little evidence that having allergies directly raises the risk of developing mental health problems, or vice-versa, something that previous research had suggested might be the case. Though it’s still possible that treating allergies can improve some people’s mental state,…
