Doctors say thunderstorms can trigger something dangerous for people with asthma. It’s called “thunderstorm asthma.” ...

Heart disease has held the top spot among leading causes of adult death for over a century, and its warning signs are rarely as dramatic as a sudden, crushing chest pain that most people picture.

Cold, flu and COVID may get the most attention, but a lesser-known, highly contagious virus is taking the West Coast by storm ...

An Australian teenager has been confirmed to be the first person in the country, and the second worldwide, to die from a severe allergic reaction to meat caused by a tick bite, sparking concern about ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is waging a multifront war on vaccines, and confidence in them is waning. His main victims, of course, are kids — more than 3,000 measles cases have been reported since he took ...

A six-year analysis from a major Bronx health system reveals how the pandemic reshaped asthma exacerbation patterns, exposing persistent racial disparities and deepening socioeconomic divides in one ...

Each of the four trials met their primary or co-primary endpoints with statistically significant and clinically meaningful results, comparing the addition of depemokimab to standard of care versus ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Berotralstat lowered the rate of hereditary angioedema attacks in those with five or more, two to four and one ...

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